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单词 spray
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spraynoun

uk/spreɪ/us/spreɪ/

spray noun (LIQUID)

[ U ] a mass of very small drops of liquid carried in the air:

Can you feel the spray from the sea/waterfall?

B2 [ C ] a liquid that is forced out of a special container under pressure so that it becomes a mass of small liquid drops like a cloud:

a quick spray of perfume/polish

B2 [ C ] a mass of small drops of liquid spread onto plants and crops, etc. from a special piece of equipment, or the piece of equipment itself:

Farmers use a lot of chemical sprays on crops.

More examples

  • She could feel the spray from the water on her skin.
  • I don't like using sprays in my garden.
  • Do you use any sprays on your hair?
  • Some hair conditioners comes in the form of sprays.
  • If you use this nasal spray, your nose should clear a bit.

spray noun (FLOWERS)

[ C ] a single small branch or stem with leaves and flowers on it:

All the wedding guests wore sprays of carnations.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Parts of plants

  • aerial root
  • bud
  • cambium
  • cane
  • corm
  • cotyledon
  • fig leaf
  • frond
  • lamina
  • leafless
  • lily pad
  • meristem
  • micropyle
  • nectary
  • needle
  • rootstock
  • testa
  • the treetops
  • trunk
  • twig

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sprayverb [ I or T, usually + adv/prep ]

uk/spreɪ/us/spreɪ/

B2 to spread liquid in small drops over an area:

She sprayed herself with perfume.
Vandals had sprayed graffiti on the wall.
The pipe burst and water was spraying everywhere.
figurative Rush hour commuters were sprayed with bullets by a gunman in a car.

More examples

  • Hooligans had sprayed paint all over the car.
  • She sprayed red paint all over his car in one last vengeful act before leaving him for good.
  • She turned on the hose and a jet of water sprayed across the garden.
  • The woman next to me sprayed on some perfume and stank out the whole shop .
  • She sprayed conditioner into my hair.
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