a small amount or drop of something, especially a liquid; a small area of colour (尤指液体的)一点,一滴;(颜色的)一小片,斑点 a blob of ink 一滴墨水 a pink blob 粉红色斑点 The street lights in the distance were blobs of orange light. 远处的街灯是一片片橙色的光。 She gave me a big blob of cream on my raspberries. 她给了我一大块涂在覆盆子上的奶油。
Word Originlate Middle English (denoting a bubble): perhaps symbolic of a drop of liquid; compare with blotch, the noun blubber, and plop.