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sprinkle

verb
🔊/ˈsprɪŋkl/
🔊/ˈsprɪŋkl/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they sprinkle
🔊/ˈsprɪŋkl/
🔊/ˈsprɪŋkl/
he / she / it sprinkles
🔊/ˈsprɪŋklz/
🔊/ˈsprɪŋklz/
past simple sprinkled
🔊/ˈsprɪŋkld/
🔊/ˈsprɪŋkld/
past participle sprinkled
🔊/ˈsprɪŋkld/
🔊/ˈsprɪŋkld/
-ing form sprinkling
🔊/ˈsprɪŋklɪŋ/
🔊/ˈsprɪŋklɪŋ/
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  1. [transitive] to shake small pieces of something or drops of a liquid on something撒；洒；把…撒（或洒）在…上
    • sprinkle A on/onto/over B 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。🔊🔊
    • sprinkle B with A She sprinkled the strawberries with sugar.她在草莓上撒了点糖。🔊🔊
    • The sheets and pillows were sprinkled with lavender water.床单和枕头上撒上薰衣草水。
    • Sprinkle the meat lightly with salt.往肉上撒一点儿盐。
    Topics Cooking and eatingc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • lightly
    • evenly
    • liberally
    • …
    preposition
    • on
    • over
    • with
    • …
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  2. [transitive, usually passive] sprinkle something with something to include a few of something in something else使某物包含少量的另一物；用…点缀 synonym strew
    • His poems are sprinkled with quotations from ancient Greek.他的诗歌不时穿插有古希腊引文。🔊🔊
    • a black velvety sky sprinkled with stars天鹅绒般的黑色天鹅绒般的天空
    • The screenplay is liberally sprinkled with jokes.这个电影剧本里诙谐笑话随处可见。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • lightly
    • evenly
    • liberally
    • …
    preposition
    • on
    • over
    • with
    • …
    See full entry
  3. [intransitive] (North American English) if it sprinkles, it rains lightly 下小雨synonym drizzle
    • It's only sprinkling. We can still go out.雨不大，我们还可以出去。🔊🔊
    Topics Weatherc2
    4. Word Originlate Middle English: perhaps from Middle Dutch sprenkelen.

sprinkle

noun
🔊/ˈsprɪŋkl/
🔊/ˈsprɪŋkl/
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  1. (also sprinkling)
     [usually singular] a small amount of a substance that is dropped somewhere, or a number of things or people that are spread or included somewhere小雨
    • Add a sprinkle of cheese and serve.再撒点奶酪，然后端上桌。🔊🔊
  2. (especially North American English) light rain小雨
    • We’ve only had a few sprinkles (of rain) recently.近来我们这里只下过几场小雨。
    3. Word Originlate Middle English: perhaps from Middle Dutch sprenkelen.