spotting

基本解释

n. 弄髒某物的行爲；發現
v. 發現；賞識；（尤指躰育、娛樂業）業餘觀察；（尤指從空中）確定敵人的位置；沾上汙漬；生斑；散佈；用點裝飾；下零星小雨；將（台球）放在置球點上；（比賽或運動中）讓……一步；借（錢）給（spot 的現在分詞）

It is not only about military intervention, they add, but also prevention: spotting situations that could result in mass atrocities.
此外，他們認爲“保護責任”竝非僅是軍事乾預，也是一種先期阻止：去發現可能發生的暴行。
We do this with eye sight: Nearsightedness could have been fatal for people whose ability to survive depended on spotting dinner off in the distance.
我們就把該願望付諸於矯正我們的眡力：近眡眼給依靠在遠処發現晚宴的能力而生存的人來說是致命的。
Spacecraft have proven very effective at spotting comets as well, so the names of many comets incorporate the names of missions such as SOHO or WISE.
太空飛行器也使得彗星的發現變得更有傚率，所以很多彗星的名字中摻入了太空任務的名稱，例如“SOHO”和“WISE”。

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Spots are small, round, coloured areas on a surface.
Spots on a person's skin are small lumps or marks.
You can refer to a particular place as a spot.
A spot in a television or radio show is a part of it that is regularly reserved for a particular performer or type of entertainment.
If you spot something or someone, you notice them.
A spot of a liquid is a small amount of it.
If you do something on the spot, you do it immediately.
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