spotty

FREQ #26048

a. 有斑点的, 有污点的, 质量不一的, 发疹的

发音

AU

词形变化

spotties 复数 spotties spottier 比较级 spottier spottiest spottiest 最高级

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A common New Zealand fish, Notolabrus celidotus

    I went fishing today and all I caught were spotties.

adj.
  1. 1.

    Having spots; spotted.

  2. 2.

    Occurring in non-contiguous positions or locations.

    Mobile phone reception in this area tends to be rather spotty.

  3. 3.

    Of inconsistent quality.

    参差的

    Near-synonyms: shoddy, iffy

    Many of the buyers had a spotty credit history.

  4. 4.

    Inconsistent: not reliably good, sometimes bad.

    Near-synonyms: shoddy, iffy

    Many of the low-cost accessories (cords, chargers, etc) sold in the dollar store had spotty quality.

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 4

spotted patched uneven scratchy

近义相关 2

inconsistent patterned

词源

From Middle English spotty, equivalent to spot + -y.

来源：wiktionary