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sprinkle 音标拼音: [spr'ɪŋkəl] vt. 洒,散置,撒,点缀
vi. 洒,下小雨 n. 洒,散置,小雨,少量 洒,散置,撒,点缀洒,下小雨洒,散置,小雨,少量 sprinkle n 1: a light shower that falls in some locations and not others nearby [synonym: {scattering}, {sprinkle}, {sprinkling}] 2: the act of sprinkling or splashing water; "baptized with a sprinkling of holy water"; "a sparge of warm water over the malt" [synonym: {sprinkle}, {sprinkling}, {sparge}] v 1: distribute loosely; "He scattered gun powder under the wagon" [synonym: {scatter}, {sprinkle}, {dot}, {dust}, {disperse}] 2: cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force; "She splashed the water around her" [synonym: {sprinkle}, {splash}, {splosh}] 3: rain gently; "It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick" [synonym: {sprinkle}, {spit}, {spatter}, {patter}, {pitter- patter}] 4: scatter with liquid; wet lightly; "Sprinkle the lawn" [synonym: {sprinkle}, {sparge}, {besprinkle}] Sprinkle \Sprin"kle\, n. 1. A small quantity scattered, or sparsely distributed; a sprinkling. [1913 Webster] 2. A utensil for sprinkling; a sprinkler. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Sprinkle \Sprin"kle\ (spr[i^][ng]"k'l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sprinkled} (-k'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Sprinkling} (-kl[i^]ng).] [OE. sprenkelen, freq. of sprengen to sprinkle, to scatter, AS. sprengan, properly, to make to spring, causative of springan to spring; akin to D. sprenkelen to sprinkle, G. sprengen. See {Spring}, v. i., and cf. {Sprent}.] 1. To scatter in small drops or particles, as water, seed, etc. [1913 Webster] 2. To scatter on; to disperse something over in small drops or particles; to besprinkle; as, to sprinkle the earth with water; to sprinkle a floor with sand. [1913 Webster] 3. To baptize by the application of a few drops, or a small quantity, of water; hence, to cleanse; to purify. [1913 Webster] Having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience. --Heb. x. 22. [1913 Webster] Sprinkle \Sprin"kle\, v. i. 1. To scatter a liquid, or any fine substance, so that it may fall in particles. [1913 Webster] And the priest shall . . . sprinkle of the oil with his finger seven times before the Lord. --Lev. xiv. 16. [1913 Webster] 2. To rain moderately, or with scattered drops falling now and then; as, it sprinkles. [1913 Webster] 3. To fly or be scattered in small drops or particles. [1913 Webster] 122 Moby Thesaurus words for "sprinkle":
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