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Spray 例:The Lot Small Spraying Liquid Sprayed Verb

单词 spray
音标
英[spreɪ] 美[spre]
解释
vt.& vi.喷;喷射;n.喷雾;喷雾器;浪花;(用作装饰的)小树枝;
例句

N-VAR
水花;飞沫
Spray is a lot of small drops of water which are being thrown into the air.
例:The moon was casting a rainbow through the spray from the waterfall...月亮在瀑布溅起的水雾上照出了一道彩虹。
例:The rope whipped clear of the water, throwing up a spray of droplets.绳子猛地甩过水面,带起一片水珠。

N-MASS
喷剂
A spray is a liquid kept under pressure in a can or other container, which you can force out in very small drops.
例:...hair spray.喷发胶
例:...a can of insect spray.一罐喷雾杀虫剂

V-ERG
喷,喷洒(液体)
If you spray a liquid somewhere or if it sprays somewhere, drops of the liquid cover a place or shower someone.
例:A sprayer hooked to a tractor can spray five gallons onto ten acres...用拖拉机牵引的喷雾器可以将 5 加仑药水喷洒在 10 英亩田地上。
例:Two inmates hurled slates at prison officers spraying them with a hose...两名囚犯朝着用水管向他们喷水的狱警们扔石板瓦。

V-ERG
(使)飞溅;(使)飞散
If a lot of small things spray somewhere or if something sprays them, they are scattered somewhere with a lot of force.
例:A shower of mustard seeds sprayed into the air and fell into the grass...许多芥子撒向空中,然后落进了草丛里。
例:The intensity of the blaze shattered windows, spraying glass on the streets below...熊熊烈火灼裂了玻璃窗,碎玻璃飞溅到了下面的街道上。

VERB
大量射出,扫射(子弹)
If someone sprays bullets somewhere, they fire a lot of bullets at a group of people or things.
例:He ran to the top of the building spraying bullets into shoppers below...他跑到楼顶上,向下面的购物人群开枪扫射。
例:The army lorries were sprayed with machine gun fire from guerrillas in the woods.部队的运货卡车遭到了树林中游击队机关枪的扫射。

VERB
在…上喷涂料(或油漆)
If something is sprayed, it is painted using paint kept under pressure in a container.
例:The bare metal was sprayed with several coats of primer.裸露的金属上被喷上了几层底漆。

VERB
喷农药
When someone sprays against insects, they cover plants or crops with a chemical which prevents insects feeding on them.
例:He doesn't spray against pests or diseases...他并不喷药防虫祛病。
例:Confine the use of insecticides to the evening and do not spray plants that are in flower...只在晚间使用杀虫剂,而且不要对正在开花的植物喷药。

N-COUNT
(尤指用于植被的)喷水器,喷雾器
A spray is a piece of equipment for spraying water or another liquid, especially over growing plants.

N-COUNT
(一根枝条上的)花簇(或叶片)
A spray of flowers or leaves is a number of flowers or leaves on one stem or branch.
例:...a small spray of freesias.一小簇小苍兰
变形
third:sprays~done:sprayed~pl:sprays~ing:spraying~past:sprayed~

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