spot /spɔt/ I. n. ［c］ 1.点，斑点：white dress material with red spots 带红点的白色衣料；ink spots on one’s clothing 衣服上的墨水渍［考句］The tomato juice left brown spot on the front of my jacket.番茄汁在我的夹克前留下了棕色的斑点。2.道德上的污点或暇疵：a spot on one’s reputation 名誉上的污点 3.地点场所：a scenic/beauty spot 风景胜地; a historic spot 名胜古迹 This is the very spot where he was murdered. 这就是他被谋杀的确切地点。 4.用于习语 on the spot 在现场；立即；当场：The police were on the spot within a few minutes. 几分钟后警察即赶到现场。The bullet struck his head and he was killed on the spot.子弹打中他的头部，他当场被打死。spot-on 确切的（地）：“How old do I reckon she is? I’d say thirty-eight.” “Spot-on.” “我估计他有多大年龄呢？我想38吧。” “完全正确。” ‖II. vt. 认出，发现：spot sb. in the crowd 在人群中发现某人 The clerk spotted the counterfeit money. 职员认出了伪币。Several Japanese politicians have been spotted landing on a disputed islet in the East China Sea. 发现有几个政客登上了中国东海中一个存在争议的岛屿。
spotlight /ˈspɔtlait/ I. n. ［c］1.（舞台）聚光灯；聚光照明圈：spotlight bulb聚光灯泡 2.公众注意的中心：see the spotlight想出风头；be in(or hold) the political spotlight成为政治上注意的中心‖II. vt. 聚光照明；使突出醒目：The paintings were spotlighted from below. 这些画用下面的聚光灯来照明。The report has spotlighted real deprivation in the inner cities.这篇报道披露了旧城区的贫困真相。
