sprinkle

US [ˈsprɪŋk(ə)l]
UK ['sprɪŋk(ə)l]
  • v.洒;撒;把…撒(或洒)在…上;使某物包含少量的另一物
  • n.小雨
  • Web淋;喷;喷淋
Simple Present:sprinkles  Present Participle:sprinkling  Past Tense:sprinkled  
sprinkle
v.
1.
[t]
撒;洒;把…撒(或洒)在…上to shake small pieces of sth or drops of a liquid on sth
Sprinkle chocolate on top of the cake.
给蛋糕洒上巧克力。
She sprinkled sugar over the strawberries.
她在草莓上撒了点糖。
She sprinkled the strawberries with sugar.
她在草莓上撒了点糖。
2.
[t][usupass]
~ sth with sth
使某物包含少量的另一物;用…点缀to include a few of sth in sth else
His poems are sprinkled with quotations from ancient Greek.
他的诗歌不时穿插有古希腊引文。
3.
[i]
下小雨ifit sprinkles , it rains lightly
It's only sprinkling. We can still go out.
雨不大,我们还可以出去。
n.
1.
小雨light rain
We've only had a few sprinkles (of rain) recently.
近来我们这里只下过几场小雨。

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