spray

英 [spreɪ]

美 [spreɪ]

n.  浪花; 水花; 飞沫; 喷剂; 喷雾的液体; 喷雾器
v.  喷; 喷洒; 向…喷洒; 向…扫射(或抛洒); 往…上撒; 撒尿(以示领地占有)

过去分词：sprayed　复数：sprays　现在分词：spraying　过去式：sprayed　第三人称单数：sprays　

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牛津词典

noun

• 浪花；水花；飞沫
  very small drops of a liquid that are sent through the air, for example by the wind
  1. sea spray
     海上的浪花
  2. A cloud of fine spray came up from the waterfall.
     飞瀑溅起一片水雾。
  3. a spray of machine-gun bullets
     一阵雨点般的机枪扫射
• 喷剂；喷雾的液体
  a substance that is forced out of a container such as an aerosol , in very small drops
  1. a can of insect spray (= used to kill insects)
     一罐喷雾杀虫剂
  2. body spray
     喷雾香水
• 喷雾器
  a device or container, for example an aerosol , that you use to apply liquid in fine drops
  1. a throat spray
     喉头喷雾器
• 喷雾；液体的喷洒
  an act of applying liquid to sth in very small drops
  1. I gave the plants a quick spray.
     我给这些花草略微喷了喷水。
• （用作装饰的）小树枝，小花枝
  a small branch of a tree or plant, with its leaves and flowers or berries , that you use for decoration
• （戴在身上的）一簇花，枝状饰物
  an attractive arrangement of flowers or jewellery, that you wear
  1. a spray of orchids
     一簇兰花

verb

• 喷；喷洒；向…喷洒
  to cover sb/sth with very small drops of a liquid that are forced out of a container or sent through the air
  1. Spray the conditioner onto your wet hair.
     往你的湿头发上喷些护发素。
  2. The crops are regularly sprayed with pesticide.
     庄稼定期喷洒杀虫剂。
  3. She's had the car sprayed blue.
     她让人把汽车喷成了蓝色。
  4. Champagne sprayed everywhere.
     香槟酒喷得到处都是。
• 向…扫射（或抛洒）；往…上撒
  to cover sb/sth with a lot of small things with a lot of force
  1. The gunman sprayed the building with bullets.
     持枪歹徒向那座房子扫射。
  2. Pieces of glass sprayed all over the room.
     屋里到处落满了玻璃碎片。
• 撒尿（以示领地占有）
  to leave small amounts of urine to mark its own area

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 水花;飞沫
  Sprayis a lot of small drops of water which are being thrown into the air.
  1. 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。
  2. 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
  Asprayis a liquid kept under pressure in a can or other container, which you can force out in very small drops.
  1. ...hair spray.
     喷发胶
  2. ...a can of insect spray.
     一罐喷雾杀虫剂
• V-ERG 喷,喷洒（液体）
  If youspraya liquid somewhere or if itsprayssomewhere, drops of the liquid cover a place or shower someone.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
  3. Drops of blood sprayed across the room.
     滴滴鲜血溅洒在房间各处。
• V-ERG （使）飞溅;(使)飞散
  If a lot of small thingsspraysomewhere or if somethingspraysthem, they are scattered somewhere with a lot of force.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
  3. The bullet slammed into the ceiling, spraying them with bits of plaster.
     子弹砰地射进了天花板，掉落的石膏碎片落了他们一身。
• VERB 大量射出，扫射（子弹)
  If someonespraysbullets somewhere, they fire a lot of bullets at a group of people or things.
  1. 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。
  2. 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 somethingis sprayed, it is painted using paint kept under pressure in a container.
  1. 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 someonespraysagainst insects, they cover plants or crops with a chemical which prevents insects feeding on them.
  1. He doesn't spray against pests or diseases...
     他并不喷药防虫祛病。
  2. 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。
  3. Because of the immunity of the immature insects, it's important to spray regularly.
     由于幼虫对药物有免疫力，因此必须经常喷药。
• (尤指用于植被的)喷水器，喷雾器
  Asprayis 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)
  Aspray offlowers or leaves is a number of flowers or leaves on one stem or branch.
  1. ...a small spray of freesias.
     一小簇小苍兰

英英释义

noun

• a dispenser that turns a liquid (such as perfume) into a fine mist
  Synonym:atomizeratomisersprayernebulizernebuliser
• flower arrangement consisting of a single branch or shoot bearing flowers and foliage
• a jet of vapor
• a quantity of small objects flying through the air
  1. a spray of bullets
  Synonym:spraying
• a pesticide in suspension or solution
• water in small drops in the atmosphere

verb

• scatter in a mass or jet of droplets
  1. spray water on someone
  2. spray paint on the wall
• cover by spraying with a liquid
  1. spray the wall with paint
• be discharged in sprays of liquid
  1. Water sprayed all over the floor

双语例句

• The bare metal was sprayed with several coats of primer.
  裸露的金属上被喷上了几层底漆。
• Swashing against the rocks, the breakers sent up a fountain of spray.
  海水冲击礁石，激起高高的浪花。
• The walls have been horribly vandalized with spray paint.
  墙上被人用喷漆涂得乱七八糟。
• 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。
• 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。
• The nasal spray was new on the market and highly efficacious.
  这种鼻腔喷雾剂是新上市的，非常有效。
• The bullet slammed into the ceiling, spraying them with bits of plaster.
  子弹砰地射进了天花板，掉落的石膏碎片落了他们一身。
• She forgot about everything but the sun and the wind and the salt spray.
  除了太阳、风和盐雾，她什么都记不得了。
• 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。
• The lotion is dispensed by a handy pump action spray.
  洗液由一个使用方便的按压式皂液器提供。