英语词汇“on the spot”的读音、翻译、释义、用法及例句-青年旅行网

on the spot

1. At once in one's exact location; right then and there. My boss grilled me about the mix-up in the report, making me explain the whole thing right there on the spot. When she found out he'd cheated on her, Sam broke up with Tommy on the spot. If I ever win the lottery, I'm going to quit my job on the spot.

2. In trouble; under pressure; in a difficult position. I'm sorry for putting you on the spot back there, but I needed an answer for the investors. A bunch of money has gone missing and everyone from the accounting department is on the spot.

on the spot

1. Lit. at exactly the right place; at exactly the right time. It's noon, and I'm glad you're all here on the spot. Now we can begin. I expect you to be on the spot when and where trouble arises.

2. Fig. in trouble; in a difficult situation. There is a problem in the department I manage, and I'm really on the spot. I hate to be on the spot when it's not my fault.

put someone on the spot

Fig. to ask someone forthright questions; to demand that someone produce as expected. Don't put me on the spot. I can't give you an instant answer. The boss put Bob on the spot and demanded that he do everything he had promised.

on the spot

1. At once, without delay, as in When the boss learned Tom had been lying, he fired him on the spot. This usage suggests that one does not have time to move away from a particular spot. [Late 1600s]

2. At the scene of action, as in Whenever there's a bad accident or fire, you can be sure the station will have a reporter on the spot . This usage also employs spot in the sense of "a particular location." [Late 1600s]

3. Under pressure or in trouble, as in He's on the spot, because he can't pay back the loan. It is also phrased as put on the spot, meaning "put under pressure." For example, The reporter's question put her on the spot; she didn't want to lie or to admit her part in the scandal . [First half of 1900s]

on the spot

COMMON

1. If an action is done on the spot, it is done immediately. She was found stealing money from the till and sacked on the spot. I was afraid they would kill me on the spot. Note: You can also use on-the-spot before a noun. On-the-spot fines are issued for litter dropping.

2. Someone who is on the spot is in the place where something is actually happening. The Guard has firefighters on the spot the minute a fire is sighted. Note: You can use on-the-spot before a noun to say that something actually happens in the place that you are talking about. Experts sent to Thailand have begun an on-the-spot investigation. There is little point in providing on-the-spot help while the fighting continues.

on the ˈspot

1 at the place where something is happening: Our man on the spot is Geoff Davies. He’s going to tell us exactly what’s happening in Cairo.
2 immediately; without any delay: The police officer asked me for my driving licence and I gave it to him on the spot.on-the-spot fines

on the spot

1. Without delay; at once.

2. At the scene of action.

3. Under pressure or attention; in a pressed position.

on the spot

Immediately, at once; also, in a very difficult situation. Both meanings are several hundred years old. “If once they get you on the spot you must be guilty of the plot,” wrote Jonathan Swift in 1723 (To Charles Ford, Esq.), clearly meaning a bad situation. To put someone on the spot, however, appears to be an American locution of the twentieth century, and in gangster slang meant marking someone for execution. The other meaning—at once or immediately—dates from the nineteenth century. “I couldn’t stand it, sir, at all, but up and kissed her on the spot,” wrote poet William Pitt Palmer (1805–84) in “The Smack in School.” This meaning also gave rise to Johnny-on-the-spot.

词汇	on the spot
释义	Idiom on the spot Theme: EXACTNESS at exactly the right place; at exactly the right time. It's noon, and I'm glad you're all here on the spot. Now we can begin.I expect you to be on the spot when and where trouble arises. Idiom on the spot Theme: DIFFICULTY in trouble; in a difficult situation. (Informal.) There is a problem in the department I manage, and I'm really on the spot.I hate to be on the spot when it's not my fault. Idiom on the spot 1. immediately. Huge numbers of people donated blood on the spot.We fell in love with the puppy and bought him on the spot. 2. in the place where something has just happened. Police arrested the robber on the spot. on the spot 1. At once in one's exact location; right then and there. My boss grilled me about the mix-up in the report, making me explain the whole thing right there on the spot. When she found out he'd cheated on her, Sam broke up with Tommy on the spot. If I ever win the lottery, I'm going to quit my job on the spot. 2. In trouble; under pressure; in a difficult position. I'm sorry for putting you on the spot back there, but I needed an answer for the investors. A bunch of money has gone missing and everyone from the accounting department is on the spot. on the spot 1. Lit. at exactly the right place; at exactly the right time. It's noon, and I'm glad you're all here on the spot. Now we can begin. I expect you to be on the spot when and where trouble arises. 2. Fig. in trouble; in a difficult situation. There is a problem in the department I manage, and I'm really on the spot. I hate to be on the spot when it's not my fault. put someone on the spot Fig. to ask someone forthright questions; to demand that someone produce as expected. Don't put me on the spot. I can't give you an instant answer. The boss put Bob on the spot and demanded that he do everything he had promised. on the spot 1. At once, without delay, as in When the boss learned Tom had been lying, he fired him on the spot. This usage suggests that one does not have time to move away from a particular spot. [Late 1600s] 2. At the scene of action, as in Whenever there's a bad accident or fire, you can be sure the station will have a reporter on the spot . This usage also employs spot in the sense of "a particular location." [Late 1600s] 3. Under pressure or in trouble, as in He's on the spot, because he can't pay back the loan. It is also phrased as put on the spot, meaning "put under pressure." For example, The reporter's question put her on the spot; she didn't want to lie or to admit her part in the scandal . [First half of 1900s] on the spot COMMON 1. If an action is done on the spot, it is done immediately. She was found stealing money from the till and sacked on the spot. I was afraid they would kill me on the spot. Note: You can also use on-the-spot before a noun. On-the-spot fines are issued for litter dropping. 2. Someone who is on the spot is in the place where something is actually happening. The Guard has firefighters on the spot the minute a fire is sighted. Note: You can use on-the-spot before a noun to say that something actually happens in the place that you are talking about. Experts sent to Thailand have begun an on-the-spot investigation. There is little point in providing on-the-spot help while the fighting continues. on the ˈspot 1 at the place where something is happening: Our man on the spot is Geoff Davies. He’s going to tell us exactly what’s happening in Cairo. 2 immediately; without any delay: The police officer asked me for my driving licence and I gave it to him on the spot.on-the-spot fines on the spot 1. Without delay; at once. 2. At the scene of action. 3. Under pressure or attention; in a pressed position. on the spot Immediately, at once; also, in a very difficult situation. Both meanings are several hundred years old. “If once they get you on the spot you must be guilty of the plot,” wrote Jonathan Swift in 1723 (To Charles Ford, Esq.), clearly meaning a bad situation. To put someone on the spot, however, appears to be an American locution of the twentieth century, and in gangster slang meant marking someone for execution. The other meaning—at once or immediately—dates from the nineteenth century. “I couldn’t stand it, sir, at all, but up and kissed her on the spot,” wrote poet William Pitt Palmer (1805–84) in “The Smack in School.” This meaning also gave rise to Johnny-on-the-spot.
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