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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Skewed a bit more to the specialty market, Companies like Mary Meyer and Sprig toys will be just a few that will lead the growth in this category.
  斜一点的专业市场，如玛丽Meyer和小枝玩具公司将只是少数，这将导致在这一类的增长。
• He wore a sprig of lilac in his button hole.
  他在钮孔上面插了一小枝丁香。
• It must still be on top of the stove at that time, dreaming that it would wake up with a sprig of heliotrope between its teeth.
  那时，它一定还在炉子顶上，梦想着它能够叼着一小枝向日葵醒来。
• A sprig of holly, parsley, heather, etc
  一根冬青、欧芹、石南等的小枝
• Carefully, she chose a sprig here, another one there, and clipped them with her husband's pocket knife.
  她小心翼翼地从这儿摘一枝，那儿挑一束，然后用丈夫的袖珍小刀将它们剪下来。
• 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。
• 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。