black spot

noun
🔊/ˈblæk spɒt/
🔊/ˈblæk spɑːt/
(British English)
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  1. a place, a situation or an event that is a problem or that causes a lot of problems事故多发区;问题成堆的状况;(问题)焦点
    • an environmental black spot环境污染严重的地区
    • That corner is a notorious accident black spot (= a lot of accidents happen there).那个拐弯处是有名的事故多发区。🔊🔊
    • The one black spot on the horizon is that the team’s sponsorship will be reduced next year.地平线上的一个黑点是,明年该车队的赞助将减少。
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryBlack spot is used after these nouns:
    • accident
    • unemployment
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