freckle

• n. 雀斑；斑点
• vt. 使生雀斑
• vi. 生雀斑

来自PIE*spreg, 散播，散开，词源同spread, sprout. 拼写比较foam, spume, flint, splinter.

freckle (n.)

late 14c., also frecken, probably from Old Norse freknur (plural) "freckles" (cognates: Icelandic frekna, Danish fregne, Swedish frägne "freckle"), from PIE *(s)preg- (2) "to jerk, scatter" (see sprout (v.)). Related: Freckles.

freckle (v.)

"to cover with spots," 1610s, from freckle (n.). Related: Freckled (from late 14c. as "spotted"); freckling.

1. The current national poster child is a tiny, freckle-faced redhead.

现在的那个全国广告代言人个头不高，红头发，脸上有雀斑。

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2. Some people freckle more easily than others.

有些人容易比别人长雀斑.

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3. A freckle - face blenny peeks from its reef burrow in the Solomon Islands.

奇特的海生物图片画廊.一只斑点面容粘鱼窥视从它的暗礁穴在所罗门群岛.

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4. There is a big black freckle on his face.

他的脸上有一个很大的黑痣.

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5. Do you freckle easily?

你容易长雀斑 吗 ?

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