/blɒt; blɑt/
n
1 spot or stain made by ink, etc （墨水等的）污点或污迹
*a page covered in (ink) blots 染有墨迹的一页.
2 ~ on sth (fig derog 比喻, 贬) act or quality that spoils sb's good character or reputation 有损某人良好品格或名声的行为或品质
*His involvement in the scandal was a blot on his reputation. 他因卷入丑闻, 在名誉上留下污点.
3 (idm 习语) a blot on sb's/the e`scutcheon (joc 谑) act, event, etc that disgraces a family or some other group 使家庭或其他集体丢脸的行为、事件等. a blot on the `landscape object (esp an ugly building) that spoils the beauty of a place 损害美好景色的物体（尤指不雅观的建筑物）
*That new factory is a blot on the landscape. 那新建的工厂破坏了此地的景色.

/blɒt; blɑt/
v (-tt-)
1 [Tn] make a blot or blots on (paper); stain (with ink) 在（纸）上留下污点; （用墨水）弄脏
*an exercise book blotted with ink 被墨水弄脏的练习本.
2 [Tn] soak up or dry (sth) with blotting-paper （用吸墨纸）吸乾（某物）
*blot spilt ink, one's writing paper 把洒出的墨水、字迹未乾的纸吸乾.
3 (idm 习语) blot one's `copy-book (infml 口) spoil one's (previous) good record or reputation 有损（以往的）好形象或名声
*She blotted her copy-book by being an hour late for work. 她上班迟到了一小时, 破坏了以往的良好形象.
4 (phr v) blot sth out
(a) cover or hide (writing, etc) with a blot （用墨点）覆盖或遮住（字迹等）
*Several words in the letter had been blotted out. 信中有几个字已涂掉了.
(b) (esp of mist, fog, etc) hide sth completely （尤指雾等）完全遮住（某物）
*Thick cloud blotted out the view. 云层把风景遮住了.
(c) (fig 比喻) remove or destroy (thoughts, memories, etc) completely 完全消除, 彻底清除（思想、记忆等）.