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/dɑts/ /dɒts/

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noun

点, 斑点

A small, round spot.

Examples :

"a dot of colour"

一点色彩

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noun

句号，点。

(grammar) A punctuation mark used to indicate the end of a sentence or an abbreviated part of a word; a full stop; a period.

Examples :

"The teacher wrote "The dog barked" on the board, ending the sentence with a dot. "

老师在黑板上写了“The dog barked”，并在句末加了个句号。

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noun

点, 附加点

A point used as a diacritical mark above or below various letters of the Latin script, as in Ȧ, Ạ, Ḅ, Ḃ, Ċ.

Examples :

"Some Vietnamese letters use dots above or below them to change the pronunciation, like the "ạ" in "Bạn khỏe không?" (How are you?). "

有些越南语字母会在字母的上方或下方使用附加点来改变发音，例如“Bạn khỏe không？”（你好吗？）中的“ạ”。

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点, 小圆点，小数点

A symbol used for separating the fractional part of a decimal number from the whole part, for indicating multiplication or a scalar product, or for various other purposes.

Examples :

"The website address has three dots separating the words. "

这个网址的各个词之间用三个小圆点分隔开。

math number technical writing sign

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点，短划

One of the two symbols used in Morse code.

Examples :

"The Morse code message was simple: just a series of dots and dashes. "

摩尔斯电码的信息很简单：只是一连串的点（短划）和划。

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点，斑点

A lump or clot.

Examples :

"There were small dots of dried paint stuck to the artist's palette. "

画家的调色板上粘着一些干颜料的小点儿.

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点，斑点

Anything small and like a speck comparatively; a small portion or specimen.

Examples :

"a dot of a child"

小不点儿大的孩子

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noun

点球

Examples :

"The bowler delivered three dots in a row, frustrating the batsman. "

这位投球手连续投出三个点球，让击球手感到沮丧。

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霰弹, 铅砂

Buckshot, projectile from a "dotty" or shotgun

Examples :

"The hunter loaded his shotgun with dots for hunting rabbits. "

猎人往猎枪里装上霰弹，准备去猎兔子。

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verb

点缀，洒上。

To cover with small spots (of some liquid).

Examples :

"His jacket was dotted with splashes of paint."

他的夹克衫上溅满了星星点点的油漆。

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verb

点缀，加点。

To add a dot (the symbol) or dots to.

Examples :

"Dot your is and cross your ts."

把i的点点好，把t的横划好。(Bǎ i de diǎn diǎn hǎo, bǎ t de héng huà hǎo.)

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点缀，加点。

To mark by means of dots or small spots.

Examples :

"to dot a line"

在一条线上加点。

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verb

点缀，散布。

To mark or diversify with small detached objects.

Examples :

"to dot a landscape with cottages"

用小屋点缀风景。

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verb

点，揍

To punch (a person).

Examples :

""If he doesn't stop teasing me, I'm going to dot him one!" "

如果他再不停止取笑我，我就要点他一下，揍他一顿！

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嫁妆，嫁资

Examples :

"In some cultures, a woman receives dots from her family upon marriage to help her establish her new household. "

在一些文化中，女性结婚时会从娘家收到嫁妆，以帮助她们建立新的家庭。

family property culture

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省略号

A punctuation mark consisting of three dots, indicating an omission of some text or a sentence which wasn't fully finished, an ellipsis.

Examples :

"The email cut off mid-sentence, ending with three dots... suggesting the message was incomplete. "

这封邮件在句子说到一半时就中断了，结尾用三个点…（省略号）表示信息未完成。

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