| 单词 | sprinkle |
| 释义 | sprinkle (once / 485 pages) vn A sprinkle is a light shower of something, often water. It’s also a verb that means to gently scatter something. A sprinkle of snow won’t cause school to close, but a sprinkle of fairy dust could transport you to a magical land. When there’s a sprinkle of rain, you should bring an umbrella just in case it turns into a downpour. A sprinkler causes a sprinkle of water to fall on the flowerbeds, and if it’s really hot, it can be fun to play under. At the Memorial Day parade, the firefighters might sprinkle confetti over the crowd — and if you’re lucky, they’ll sprinkle candy, too. Speaking of candy, a sprinkle is also a tiny treat often sprinkled on your ice cream. WORD FAMILYsprinkle: sprinkled, sprinkler, sprinkles, sprinkling+/sprinkler: sprinklers/sprinkling: sprinklings USAGE EXAMPLESSecret Service agents are now sprinkled throughout the property, at night blending into the shrubbery along the grounds. New York Times(Jan 01, 2017) Sprinkle over half of the thyme, parsley and tarragon leaves, as well as half of the oregano. Los Angeles Times(Dec 30, 2016) Sprinkle was charged by Charlotte Mecklenburg Police with shoplifting by concealment Tuesday at the Belk department store and was released. Seattle Times(Dec 29, 2016) 1v scatter with liquid; wet lightly Sprinkle the lawn Syn|Hyper besprinkle, sparge wet cause to become wet 2v rain gently It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick Syn|Hyper patter, pitter-patter, spatter, spit rain, rain down precipitate as rain 3v distribute loosely Syn|Hypo|Hyper disperse, dot, dust, scatter spray scatter in a mass or jet of droplets spraybe discharged in sprays of liquid plash, spatter, splash, splatter, splosh, swashdash a liquid upon or against splash, sploshcause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force bespangledot or sprinkle with sparkling or glittering objects aerosolise, aerosolizedisperse as an aerosol showerspray or sprinkle with atomise, atomizespray very finely mistspray finely or cover with mist syringespray or irrigate (a body part) with a syringe puddlemake a puddle by splashing water slosh, slosh around, slush, slush aroundspill or splash copiously or clumsily saltsprinkle as if with salt drizzle, moistenmoisten with fine drops discharge pour forth or release 4v cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force Syn|Hypo|Hyper splash, splosh salt sprinkle as if with salt drizzle, moistenmoisten with fine drops disperse, dot, dust, scatter distribute loosely 5n the act of sprinkling or splashing water Syn|Hyper sparge, sprinkling watering wetting with water 6n a light shower that falls in some locations and not others nearby Syn|Hyper scattering, sprinkling rain shower, shower a brief period of precipitation |
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