a drop of a thick liquid or viscous substance 液滴,黏稠的一滴 blobs of paint. 一滴滴油漆。 ■a spot of colour 色斑,色点 the town is much more than a brown blob on the map. 这城市在地图上远远不只是一个棕色的斑点。 ■an indeterminate roundish mass or shape 形状不易确定的一团 a big pink blob of a face was at the window. 窗口出现了一张肉团团的粉红色大脸。 ■(informal)a score of 0 in a game (非正式)(比赛)零分
verb
[with obj.](常作 be blobbed)put small drops of thick liquid or spots of colour on 给…蘸上液滴(或色斑) her nose was blobbed with paint. 她鼻子上有几滴油漆。
派生 blobby adjective 语源
late Middle English (denoting a bubble): perhaps symbolic of a drop of liquid; compare with blotch, blubber,and plop