sprinkle
撒
释义2：
sprinkle
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◙ verb1. [withobj. and adverbial] scatter or pour small drops or particles of a substance over (an object or surface)• 洒在…上 »I sprinkled the floor with water. 我用水洒地。 scatter or pour (small drops or particles of a substance) over an object or surface• 洒（液滴）；撒（颗粒） »sprinkle sesame seeds over the top. 在顶上撒芝麻。 (figurative)distribute or disperse something randomly or irregularly throughout (something)• [喻] 随意点缀；在…中随意穿插 »he sprinkled his conversation with quotations. 他谈话时随意引用了一些别人的话。 (figurative)place or attach (a number of things) at irregularly spaced intervals• [喻] 让…星星点点地分布（于） »a dress with little daisies sprinkled all over it. 缀满小菊花的一件连衣裙。2. [noobj.] (it sprinkles, it is sprinkling等)[N. Amer.] rain very lightly• [北美] 下稀疏小雨 »it began to sprinkle. 点点滴滴下起雨来。◙ noun1. a small quantity or amount of something scattered over an object or surface• 稀稀拉拉（或稀疏）的东西 » a generous sprinkle of pepper. 稀稀拉拉地撒上大量的胡椒。 »fiction with a sprinkle of fact. 含有少量事实的小说作品。2. [insing.] [N. Amer.] a light rain• [北美] 稀疏小雨3. (sprinkles)(chiefly N. Amer.)tiny sugar shapes, typically strands and balls, used for decorating cakes and desserts• [主北美] （撒在糕点和甜点上面作装饰用的）糖屑（多为条形或圆粒状）【语源】
1. late Middle English: perhaps from Middle Dutch sprenkelen
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