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N-COUNT
點;小點;小圓點
A dot is a very small round mark, for example one that is used as the top part of the letter 'i', as a full stop, or as a decimal point.
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N-COUNT
(因距離遠而看起來)似小點之物，點狀物
You can refer to something that you can see in the distance and that looks like a small round mark as a dot .
例句
Soon they were only dots above the hard line of the horizon.
很快他們就成了地平線上的幾個小點了。
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VERB
散布于;星羅棋布于;遍布
When things dot a place or an area, they are scattered or spread all over it.
例句
Small coastal towns dot the landscape.
這一地區濱海小鎮星羅棋布。
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PHRASE
準時地;按指定時間
If you arrive somewhere or do something on the dot, you arrive there or do it at exactly the time that you were supposed to.
例句
They appeared on the dot of 9.50 pm as always...
他們和往常一樣在晚上9點50分準時出現。
At nine o' clock on the dot, they have breakfast.
他們在 9 點鐘準時吃早飯。
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PHRASE
(在耗時且無關緊要的事情上)一絲不茍，注重細節
If you say that someone dots the i's and crosses the t's, you mean that they pay great attention to every small detail in a task; often used to express your annoyance because such detailed work seems unnecessary and takes a very long time.
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PHRASE
很久以前
The year dot is used to mean a very long time ago.
例句
You've wanted to be a barrister since the year dot.
很久以前你就一直想成為一名辯護律師了。