sprinkling

英 [ˈsprɪŋklɪŋ]

美 [ˈsprɪŋklɪŋ]

n.  少量(落、撒或包含的某种物质); 少数(分散在或包括在某处的人)
v.  撒; 洒; 把…撒(或洒)在…上; 使某物包含少量的另一物; 用…点缀; 下小雨
sprinkle的现在分词

现在分词：sprinkling　复数：sprinklings　

BNC.18909 / COCA.18964

牛津词典

noun

• 少量（落、撒或包含的某种物质）；少数（分散在或包括在某处的人）
  a small amount of a substance that is dropped somewhere, or a number of things or people that are spread or included somewhere
  1. Add a sprinkling of pepper.
     加一点胡椒粉。
  2. Most were men, but there was also a sprinkling of young women.
     多数是男人，不过也有为数不多的年轻妇女。

柯林斯词典

• N-SING (尤指分布在较大面积上的)少量，少许
  Asprinkling ofsomething is a small quantity or amount of it, especially if it is spread over a large area.
  1. ...a light sprinkling of snow...
     薄薄的一层雪
  2. Norway has a fair sprinkling of women ministers.
     挪威有好几位女部长。

英英释义

noun

• the act of sprinkling or splashing water
  1. baptized with a sprinkling of holy water
  2. a sparge of warm water over the malt
  Synonym:sprinklesparge
• the act of sprinkling water in baptism (rare)
  Synonym:aspersion
• a light shower that falls in some locations and not others nearby
  Synonym:scatteringsprinkle
• a small number (of something) dispersed haphazardly
  1. the first scatterings of green
  2. a sprinkling of grey at his temples
  Synonym:scattering

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