mote

🇬🇧 UK/mәut/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

n.

A tiny particle or speck, especially of dust.

尘埃,微粒

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
moteother
=mote

Common Collocations

  • 1.mote of dust灰尘微粒
  • 2.tiny mote细小微粒
  • 3.mote in eye眼中异物

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    A [mote] of dust floated in the sunlight.

  • 2.

    He couldn't see the [mote] clearly in his eye.

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