blot

blot your copybook tarnish your good reputation. British

☞ A copybook was an exercise book with examples of handwriting for children to copy as they practised their own writing.

a blot on the escutcheon something that tarnishes your reputation.

☞ An escutcheon was a family's heraldic shield, and so also a record and symbol of its honour.

a blot on the landscape something ugly that spoils the appearance of a place; an eyesore.

1962Listener Charabancs and monstrous hordes of hikers are blots upon the landscape.

词组	blot
释义	blot blot your copybook tarnish your good reputation. British ☞ A copybook was an exercise book with examples of handwriting for children to copy as they practised their own writing. a blot on the escutcheon something that tarnishes your reputation. ☞ An escutcheon was a family's heraldic shield, and so also a record and symbol of its honour. a blot on the landscape something ugly that spoils the appearance of a place; an eyesore. 1962Listener Charabancs and monstrous hordes of hikers are blots upon the landscape.
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