spot

spot [spɒt]    v. 看出，发现  n:斑点

stop [ɒ]   lot  hot   boss   dog

a big red spot    一个 大的红色斑点

a spot on one’s reputation    污点

A leopard won’t change its spots.    江山易改，本性难移

spot of sth.    有点什么

a spot of bother    有点小麻烦

You seem to be having a spot of bother with your car, can I help?

您的车看上去出了点毛病，我能帮你吗？

a scenic spot（地点）一个旅游景点

A great many of scenic spots are being spoilt by the ill-behaved tourists.

很多旅游景点正在被品行不端的游客破坏。

The Middle East is a hot spot.     中东是个热点地区

on the spot    在现场/到现场

Ten minutes after calling 911, a police car arrived on the spot.

报警十分钟后，一辆警车到达了现场

Four days after setting out, while the Titanic was sailing across the icywaters of the North Atlantic, a huge iceberg was suddenly spotted by alook-out.

出发了四天，当泰坦尼克号行驶在冰冷的海域上时，瞭望员发现了冰川

Dr. Marcy and Dr. Butler also spotted the first “family” of three planets.

Marcy 和Butler博士发现了由3个行星组成的行星群

Chick webb spotted her in anamateur competition when she was sixteen.

当她16岁时，Chick Webb在一场业余爱好比赛中发现了她

He had spotted a tiny bottle at the bottom of my case and he pounced on itwith delight.

在我的箱子底下，他非常高兴的发现了一个小瓶子，他非常高兴的扑了上去

See/ find / observe 看到/找见/发现

recognize sb. as …认出来

In the torchlight, he caught sight of a figure whom he immediatelyrecognized as Bill Wilkins, our local grocer.

在手电筒的光线中，他看到了一个模糊的人影，他立刻认出了，是我们当地的杂货商Bill Wilkins