sprig

英 [sprɪɡ]

美 [sprɪɡ]

n.  (烹饪或装饰用)带叶小枝
v.  用小枝装饰; 加小枝花样; 用钉子钉; 使草蔓生; 钉扁头钉

复数：sprigs　过去式：sprigged　现在分词：sprigging　

GRE

Collins.1 / BNC.20030 / COCA.10342

牛津词典

noun

• （烹饪或装饰用）带叶小枝
  a small stem with leaves on it from a plant or bush, used in cooking or as a decoration
  1. a sprig of parsley/holly/heather
     一小枝欧芹 / 冬青 / 帚石楠

柯林斯词典

• (尤指烹饪或装饰用的)带叶小枝
  Asprigis a small stem with leaves on it which has been picked from a bush or plant, especially so that it can be used in cooking or as a decoration.

英英释义

noun

• an ornament that resembles a spray of leaves or flowers
• a small branch or division of a branch (especially a terminal division)
  Synonym:branchlettwig

双语例句

• He wore a sprig of lilac in his button hole.
  他在钮孔上面插了一小枝丁香。
• If it is only a sprout of radish or the sprig of a rose-bush, one would let it grow wherever it might wish.
  如果是小萝卜或是玫瑰的嫩苗，就让它去自由地生长。
• Study on bio-ecological characteristics of Platanus acerifolia in blooming and bearing ⅰ Flower buds 'development and distribution on crown and sprig
  悬铃木开花结实生物生态学特性研究Ⅰ花芽分化分布规律
• He wore a sprig of lilac in his buttonhole.
  他在他的钮扣上戴著一个紫丁香的小花枝。
• Garnish with a parsley sprig and enjoy with a glass of red.
  用欧芹装饰，再配一杯红葡萄酒。
• You need to put a wedge of lemon and a sprig of parsley on each plate.
  把一片柠檬和一小根荷兰芹放在盘子上。
• A child wrapped in a blanket sits propped up in a large wicker chair, toying with a sprig.
  裹着一条毯子的一个小孩靠着一把大柳条椅坐着，手里玩着一个小树枝。
• There were the towering lilac bushes, so laden with the huge flower clusters. Carefully, the young woman chose a sprig here, another one there.
  那里有高耸的丁香花，上面开满了硕大的串串花束。年轻女人小心翼翼地从这儿摘一枝，在那儿挑一束。
• This year, I polished the silver, lit the candles, made sure a sprig of holly was carefully tacked above every window;
  今年，我把银器擦亮，点燃了蜡烛，确定每个窗户都订上了冬青树的树枝；
• Putting a wedge of lemon and a sprig of parsley on each plate, as you commanded, oh, great chef.
  就照你吩咐的，把一片柠檬和一小根荷兰芹放在每个盘子上呀，大厨师。