(informal)ensure that all details are correct(非正式)一丝不苟,重视细节
on the dot
(informal)exactly on time(非正式)准时地
the year dot
(Brit. informal)a very long time ago(英,非正式)很久以前
on the dot 或 at the dot
Exactly at the appointed time; punctual or punctually准时:正好在指定时间的;准时的或准时地
英语六级真题
In the peak of the dot.com bubble, brick and mortar retail was one of those industries the internet was going to kill—and quickly.
2019年6月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section B
The dot.com bust discredited most predictions of that sort and in the years that followed, conventional retailers’ confidence in the future increased as Census continued to report weak online sales.
2019年6月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section B
柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
N-COUNT
点;小点;小圆点
A dot is a very small round mark, for example one that is used as the top part of the letter 'i', as a full stop, or as a decimal point.
N-COUNT
(因距离远而看起来)似小点之物,点状物
You can refer to something that you can see in the distance and that looks like a small round mark as a dot .
If you say that someone dots the i's and crosses the t's, you mean that they pay great attention to every small detail in a task; often used to express your annoyance because such detailed work seems unnecessary and takes a very long time.
PHRASE
很久以前
The year dot is used to mean a very long time ago.