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noun spreɪspreɪ mass noun1Liquid that is blown or driven through the air in the form of tiny drops. 水花；飞沫 a torrent of white foam and spray 一阵急骤的白色泡沫和水花。 count noun a fine spray of mud 一阵细细的喷泥。 Example sentencesExamples - Certainly the story is already clearly for mature audiences, filled with plenty of naked women and arterial spray.
- A fine spray of medicine in liquid form then shoots out the front at 520 miles per hour.
- A solid surf beats against the breakwater, swashing spray on the sidewalk vendors and strolling passers-by.
- Evenflow nozzles are used for banding and provide an even amount of spray.
- His glasses were misted over with salt spray blown from the harbour.
- There's nothing like a good arterial spray to get things going.
- Ocean air and sea spray can affect packaging and its contents.
- The base of the tower meets the sea in a haze of bushes and sea spray, almost hiding the keeper's white-washed cottage.
- Yet there's no spray on your face, no fresh river air to enjoy.
- In truth there are probably only one or two frames where you can see a flash of red spray.
- Applications should be made by ground equipment using a minimum spray volume of 10 gallons of spray per acre.
- It sees storm clouds torn from their moorings and smashed against the ground with a minutely escalating, hissing swirl of arterial spray, then morphing into a jackhammer pulse.
- It thunders under me, smudges my vision with drifts of spray.
- Anyone who has swum in one knows that particular pleasure of suspension between nature and culture, of being in an enclosed body of water as spray breaks over the side.
- The white of the paper looks as though it has been pushed into the liquid spray of charcoal.
- The house deteriorates faster because of constant storms, salt spray, and horizontal rain.
- They doused the boaters with spray from their rooster tails.
- Splashes of ocean spray open the movie, as a fish narrates.
- Who can take interest in anything when every arterial spray is so completely highlighted, yet so meaningless?
- This may result from drifting spray or a heavy rain that washes recently applied chemicals into the pond.
Synonyms shower, sprinkling, sprinkle, spritz, jet, mist, drizzle, droplets spume, spindrift foam, froth rare spoondrift - 1.1 A liquid preparation which can be forced out of a can or other container in tiny drops.
喷雾剂 一罐杀虫喷剂。 Example sentencesExamples - A job offer, and an edit room that was in a closet that still reeked of the art department's adhesive spray.
- Top black celebrities have moved beyond roach spray and brew to endorse a wider variety of wares.
- Geisel, who had sold bug spray and motor oil through humor was the prefect recruit for this task.
- I've found it's easiest to glue the pattern to the contact paper while on top of the glass with glue spray.
- Electrolyte tolerant, can be used with sprays containing micronutrients or nitrogen-based fertilizers.
- When the movie starts, she looks like a clown, with buckets of spray holding her hair in place and makeup caking her features.
- Like a graffiti artist, he uses paint, spray and acrylic to give it a very contemporary look.
- Applying liquid sprays to dry feathers often results in loss of some of the insecticide due to runoff.
- Blood flows as easy as ant spray at the Tavern, but in a really squeamish, sickening way.
- We Floridians know what that means: humidity and lots of bug spray to keep the mosquitoes away.
- It also comes as a disinfectant spray and as a liquid cleaner.
- 1.2count noun A can or container holding a spray.
一罐喷剂 Example sentencesExamples - So basically, if this one goes into deployment, what you're going to have is a bunch of soldiers with a whole load of bees in a jar and a little spray.
- In addition to sprays, dust bags can be used for lice control.
- They stock a comprehensive selection of acid-free items, from photograph albums and storage boxes to deacidification sprays.
- I tell Mother all the time that selling some old fashioned spray might not be a bad idea.
Synonyms atomizer, vaporizer, aerosol, sprinkler nebulizer spray gun - 1.3count noun An act of spraying something.
refresh your flowers with a quick spray 把你的花稍微喷上一点儿水。 Example sentencesExamples - A high-tech car wash (all spray, no brush) aims to become the Starbucks of drive through suds.
- The hose extends 30 inches and has a rotating head for spray or aerated water flow.
- However, most calculations can be done once per year; there is no need to recalculate for every spray.
- They used a barrel washer to remove most of the soil from their carrots, followed by a power washer spray as a final rinse.
verb spreɪspreɪ 1with object and adverbial of direction Apply (liquid) to someone or something in the form of tiny drops. 水花；飞沫 the product can be sprayed on to wet or dry hair 这种产品可喷到湿发或干发上。 Example sentencesExamples - As I listened to Dolan explain his methods, I wondered if it had something to do with the chemicals that are normally sprayed on wine grapes or the additives that go into traditional wines.
- It sprayed me with water and I almost stepped on it.
- Their stage shows were infamous for lots of drink being sprayed on the crowd and excessive amounts of swearing.
- In comparison to spraying water only, all drift retardants tested reduced volume of portion of small droplets in the spray but at varying magnitudes.
- It was just jiggled and had water being sprayed on it for rain.
- The insulation can be sprayed in wet or blown in dry, is fire resistant, and comes with a lifetime warranty.
- What's more, because the organics can be sprayed on the plastic, it should be possible to produce the LCDs on continuous roll-to-roll printing presses, similar to those used to print newspapers.
- The mix is then strained, and the resulting tea-colored liquid is sprayed on foliage.
- A thin asphalt-based paint can be sprayed on if a darker colored surface is desired for cosmetic reasons.
- Because it can be unpleasant to be sprayed with water, irrigation should be done when people and pets are not present.
- Seconds are critical when someone is sprayed with liquid ammonia.
- The liquid form is mixed with water and sprayed on the water surface or injected below the surface.
- While jostling in the drum, they are sprayed with a sugary liquid that hardens into a white candy shell.
- He sprays a huge water gun at dead pigs, to dissolve their blood clots.
- The recently-engaged star had been chatting to journalists when he was suddenly sprayed in the face with water by a man holding a microphone.
- Some were left in ambient room conditions, and others were sprayed with water - both with and without a wetting agent to improve water absorption.
- Between cladding and structure is a sandwich of waterproofing, insulation and concrete, which was sprayed over steel reinforcement and wire mesh stretched between the steel ribs.
- The weedkiller is being sprayed on villages in a concentration 100 times more powerful than is permitted in the US.
- Materials of various colors or properties are suspended in a solution that is then sprayed or deposited upon the substrate and ‘dries’ much like an ink on paper.
- In order to get the image of the back of the room where there was less light, I had to spray everything in the front of the room with water to darken it so I could hold that area back.
Synonyms sprinkle, shower, spritz, spread in droplets, spatter - 1.1with object Sprinkle or cover with tiny drops of liquid.
喷洒 she sprayed herself with perfume 她往身上喷了香水。 Example sentencesExamples - Standing on a chair, fully dressed, he sprayed his head and upper body with shaving lather, dowsed himself with rice, and then plunged into a washtub.
- He intermixes shots of neon-lit signs with glossy images of models blithely spraying themselves with perfume.
- Scott had not warned the cast what would happen when the creature burst from John Hurt's chest - that they would all be sprayed with pig's blood - because he wanted their reactions to be real.
Synonyms sprinkle, shower, spritz, spread in droplets, spatter - 1.2no object, with adverbial of direction (of liquid) be driven through the air or forced out of something in tiny drops.
水花；飞沫 water sprayed into the air 水喷射到了空中。 Example sentencesExamples - The single most effective strategy to reduce drift from aerial spraying is having aircraft operators who are carefully trained to make good decisions on when to spray and when to stop spraying.
- Figures in industrial protective outfits go about their business, cleaning up the mountainous terrain, spraying, collecting.
- The tide was in, and it washed under us and around, spraying through the holes in the floor, giving us the rhythm and the flavor of the sea.
- The main challenge was to find a simple way to irrigate the planting without resorting to spraying from the front, which the Tokyo authorities would not permit.
- The blood literally comes spraying and pouring out of bodies in this film (the queasy of stomach should take note).
- The camera twice pauses on a riveting image of a dying knight, blood spraying from his punctured armor.
- Be sure the entire tank is agitated and mixed before spraying.
- There are no punters, just about a dozen staff circulating amiably: spraying, wiping, tightening, bantering.
- Right now, because of safety concerns, workers must wait 24 to 48 hours after spraying before they can re-enter the greenhouse.
- Birds have to be removed from the building before spraying.
- The water domes were to make musical sounds as the water sprayed.
- This is what we call spraying to the point of runoff, that is, until water begins to drip off the leaves.
- Treat roosts, walls, litter, and equipment by painting, spraying, or dusting.
- By forcing the blood to fly out of the extra hole instead of the end of the tube it sprays out rather than jets out.
- The researchers inventoried the cages for dead sharpshooters at 6 hours and at 1, 2, and 6 days after spraying.
- Damage ensues, with water leaking in and spraying about.
Synonyms spout, jet, gush, spurt, shoot, squirt, stream - 1.3with object Scatter (something) somewhere with great force.
用力喷溅 the truck shuddered to a halt, spraying gravel from under its wheels 卡车颤抖着停了下来，轮子下飞溅出阵阵砂砾。 Example sentencesExamples - Four abject stereotypes with guns chase him down corridors, spraying bullets and whooping with redneck glee.
- Everything went on as it had, emotions scattered, crews sprayed turf onto embankments, lights went off remotely.
- Seconds before it hits the ground it sprays a watery mix of ammonium nitrate and aluminium over the target area and then ignites it in a massive explosion.
- Just spray bullets everywhere and all of the extras will fall over on cue.
- With no time to get out of the way, the heroes begin driving over the corpses, spraying the road with body parts, and making ‘funny’ quips about the situation.
- In the next lot, the Audi TT sprayed two white jets of nitrous oxide out of vents just below its headlights.
- 1.4with object Fire a rapid succession of bullets at.
扫射 enemy gunners sprayed the decks of the warships 敌方枪手向军舰的甲板扫射。 Example sentencesExamples - In January, assailants sprayed the building with bullets, shattering doors and windows.
- 1.5with object (of a male cat) direct a stream of urine over (an object or area) to mark a territory.
（雄猫）向（物体，地面）撒尿来圈划地盘 cats usually spray areas they have sprayed before no object many people try to discourage their cats from spraying - 1.6with object (in sport) kick, hit, or throw (the ball) in an unpredictable way.
用于体育运动中踢（或击、扔）（方向不定或不准的球） he began his round by spraying his fairway shots 他那一轮球一开始就打得偏离了短草球道。
Derivativesadjective We have taken an insecticide that is considered to be short lived in the sprayable form and extended the longevity of the product. Example sentencesExamples - It comprises a mixture of ceramic materials and premium wear-resistant aggregates, forming a trowelable, castable, or sprayable liner for wear protection.
- Cement-based overlays on the market today include sprayable microtoppings, and trowelable, stampable, and self-leveling materials - each providing different decorative effects.
- Some fungicides have been applied to barley on the few recent sprayable days but many are still waiting.
- Variations of thermal-spray techniques and the diversity of sprayable materials have created new opportunities for the thermal-spray industry.
noun ˈspreɪəˈspreɪər Air-blast sprayers, which are commonly used to apply insecticides and fungicides in orchards, produce a relatively high number of small droplets. Example sentencesExamples - Cold-fog sprayers apply pesticide in a mist or aerosol.
- Since extended range nozzles have an excellent spray distribution over a wide range of pressures, they can be used on sprayers equipped with flow controllers.
- With air blast sprayers, we have to remember that the droplet release height is where the air jet no longer controls the droplet trajectory and the wind begins to direct droplet paths.
- And I've climbed on dozens of tractors, sprayers, fertilizer applicators, and ATVs equipped with high-tech gadgets.
OriginEarly 17th century (earlier as spry): related to Middle Dutch spra(e)yen 'sprinkle'. Rhymesaffray, agley, aka, allay, Angers, A-OK, appellation contrôlée, array, assay, astray, au fait, auto-da-fé, away, aweigh, aye, bay, belay, betray, bey, Bombay, Bordet, boulevardier, bouquet, brae, bray, café au lait, Carné, cassoulet, Cathay, chassé, chevet, chez, chiné, clay, convey, Cray, crème brûlée, crudités, cuvée, cy-pres, day, decay, deejay, dégagé, distinguée, downplay, dray, Dufay, Dushanbe, eh, embay, engagé, essay, everyday, faraway, fay, fey, flay, fray, Frey, fromage frais, gainsay, Gaye, Genet, giclee, gilet, glissé, gray, grey, halfway, hay, heigh, hey, hooray, Hubei, Hué, hurray, inveigh, jay, jeunesse dorée, José, Kay, Kaye, Klee, Kray, Lae, lay, lei, Littré, Lough Neagh, lwei, Mae, maguey, Malay, Mallarmé, Mandalay, Marseilles, may, midday, midway, mislay, misplay, Monterrey, Na-Dene, nay, né, née, neigh, Ney, noway, obey, O'Dea, okay, olé, outlay, outplay, outstay, outweigh, oyez, part-way, pay, Pei, per se, pince-nez, play, portray, pray, prey, purvey, qua, Quai d'Orsay, Rae, rangé, ray, re, reflet, relevé, roman-à-clef, Santa Fé, say, sei, Shar Pei, shay, slay, sleigh, sley, spae, spay, Spey, splay, stay, straightaway, straightway, strathspey, stray, Sui, survey, sway, Taipei, Tay, they, today, tokay, Torbay, Tournai, trait, tray, trey, two-way, ukiyo-e, underlay, way, waylay, Wei, weigh, wey, Whangarei, whey, yea noun spreɪspreɪ 1A stem or small branch of a tree or plant, bearing flowers and foliage. （带有花和叶的）小束，小枝 一小束忍冬花。 Example sentencesExamples - In the watercolor and gouache of Joel with Roses, a spray of ripe blooms nearly fills the picture.
- At the end of that painting, she thought it needed a spray of leaves going up one side, the right side of the picture.
Synonyms sprig, small stem, twig, branch rare branchlet - 1.1 A bunch of cut flowers arranged in an attractive way.
艺术花束 a spray of yellow chrysanthemums and red roses Example sentencesExamples - The body of the guglet is also scattered with floral bouquets and sprays and its pouring rim is banded with acanthus scrolls.
Synonyms bouquet, bunch, posy, nosegay, corsage wreath, garland buttonhole flower arrangement French boutonnière rare tussie-mussie - 1.2 A brooch in the form of a bouquet of flowers.
花束形胸针 as modifier a diamond and emerald spray brooch
OriginMiddle English: representing late Old English (e)sprei, recorded in personal and place names, of unknown origin. nounspreɪsprā 1Liquid that is blown or driven through the air in the form of tiny drops. 水花；飞沫 a torrent of white foam and spray 一阵急骤的白色泡沫和水花。 一阵细细的喷泥。 Example sentencesExamples - The base of the tower meets the sea in a haze of bushes and sea spray, almost hiding the keeper's white-washed cottage.
- It sees storm clouds torn from their moorings and smashed against the ground with a minutely escalating, hissing swirl of arterial spray, then morphing into a jackhammer pulse.
- It thunders under me, smudges my vision with drifts of spray.
- Anyone who has swum in one knows that particular pleasure of suspension between nature and culture, of being in an enclosed body of water as spray breaks over the side.
- His glasses were misted over with salt spray blown from the harbour.
- Ocean air and sea spray can affect packaging and its contents.
- Who can take interest in anything when every arterial spray is so completely highlighted, yet so meaningless?
- A fine spray of medicine in liquid form then shoots out the front at 520 miles per hour.
- They doused the boaters with spray from their rooster tails.
- Yet there's no spray on your face, no fresh river air to enjoy.
- Applications should be made by ground equipment using a minimum spray volume of 10 gallons of spray per acre.
- The house deteriorates faster because of constant storms, salt spray, and horizontal rain.
- A solid surf beats against the breakwater, swashing spray on the sidewalk vendors and strolling passers-by.
- This may result from drifting spray or a heavy rain that washes recently applied chemicals into the pond.
- The white of the paper looks as though it has been pushed into the liquid spray of charcoal.
- Certainly the story is already clearly for mature audiences, filled with plenty of naked women and arterial spray.
- In truth there are probably only one or two frames where you can see a flash of red spray.
- Evenflow nozzles are used for banding and provide an even amount of spray.
- There's nothing like a good arterial spray to get things going.
- Splashes of ocean spray open the movie, as a fish narrates.
Synonyms shower, sprinkling, sprinkle, spritz, jet, mist, drizzle, droplets - 1.1 A liquid preparation which can be forced out of a can or other container in tiny drops.
喷雾剂 一罐杀虫喷剂。 Example sentencesExamples - Like a graffiti artist, he uses paint, spray and acrylic to give it a very contemporary look.
- A job offer, and an edit room that was in a closet that still reeked of the art department's adhesive spray.
- We Floridians know what that means: humidity and lots of bug spray to keep the mosquitoes away.
- I've found it's easiest to glue the pattern to the contact paper while on top of the glass with glue spray.
- When the movie starts, she looks like a clown, with buckets of spray holding her hair in place and makeup caking her features.
- It also comes as a disinfectant spray and as a liquid cleaner.
- Top black celebrities have moved beyond roach spray and brew to endorse a wider variety of wares.
- Electrolyte tolerant, can be used with sprays containing micronutrients or nitrogen-based fertilizers.
- Blood flows as easy as ant spray at the Tavern, but in a really squeamish, sickening way.
- Geisel, who had sold bug spray and motor oil through humor was the prefect recruit for this task.
- Applying liquid sprays to dry feathers often results in loss of some of the insecticide due to runoff.
- 1.2 A can or container holding a spray.
一罐喷剂 Example sentencesExamples - So basically, if this one goes into deployment, what you're going to have is a bunch of soldiers with a whole load of bees in a jar and a little spray.
- They stock a comprehensive selection of acid-free items, from photograph albums and storage boxes to deacidification sprays.
- I tell Mother all the time that selling some old fashioned spray might not be a bad idea.
- In addition to sprays, dust bags can be used for lice control.
Synonyms atomizer, vaporizer, aerosol, sprinkler - 1.3 An act of applying a spray.
喷射 refresh your flowers with a quick spray 把你的花稍微喷上一点儿水。 Example sentencesExamples - The hose extends 30 inches and has a rotating head for spray or aerated water flow.
- A high-tech car wash (all spray, no brush) aims to become the Starbucks of drive through suds.
- However, most calculations can be done once per year; there is no need to recalculate for every spray.
- They used a barrel washer to remove most of the soil from their carrots, followed by a power washer spray as a final rinse.
verbspreɪsprā 1with object and adverbial of direction Apply (liquid) to someone or something in the form of a shower of tiny drops. 喷 the product can be sprayed onto wet or dry hair 这种产品可喷到湿发或干发上。 Example sentencesExamples - The liquid form is mixed with water and sprayed on the water surface or injected below the surface.
- In order to get the image of the back of the room where there was less light, I had to spray everything in the front of the room with water to darken it so I could hold that area back.
- Between cladding and structure is a sandwich of waterproofing, insulation and concrete, which was sprayed over steel reinforcement and wire mesh stretched between the steel ribs.
- The recently-engaged star had been chatting to journalists when he was suddenly sprayed in the face with water by a man holding a microphone.
- A thin asphalt-based paint can be sprayed on if a darker colored surface is desired for cosmetic reasons.
- He sprays a huge water gun at dead pigs, to dissolve their blood clots.
- It sprayed me with water and I almost stepped on it.
- While jostling in the drum, they are sprayed with a sugary liquid that hardens into a white candy shell.
- The weedkiller is being sprayed on villages in a concentration 100 times more powerful than is permitted in the US.
- Some were left in ambient room conditions, and others were sprayed with water - both with and without a wetting agent to improve water absorption.
- The mix is then strained, and the resulting tea-colored liquid is sprayed on foliage.
- The insulation can be sprayed in wet or blown in dry, is fire resistant, and comes with a lifetime warranty.
- What's more, because the organics can be sprayed on the plastic, it should be possible to produce the LCDs on continuous roll-to-roll printing presses, similar to those used to print newspapers.
- In comparison to spraying water only, all drift retardants tested reduced volume of portion of small droplets in the spray but at varying magnitudes.
- Materials of various colors or properties are suspended in a solution that is then sprayed or deposited upon the substrate and ‘dries’ much like an ink on paper.
- Seconds are critical when someone is sprayed with liquid ammonia.
- Their stage shows were infamous for lots of drink being sprayed on the crowd and excessive amounts of swearing.
- Because it can be unpleasant to be sprayed with water, irrigation should be done when people and pets are not present.
- It was just jiggled and had water being sprayed on it for rain.
- As I listened to Dolan explain his methods, I wondered if it had something to do with the chemicals that are normally sprayed on wine grapes or the additives that go into traditional wines.
Synonyms sprinkle, shower, spritz, spread in droplets, spatter - 1.1 Sprinkle or cover (someone or something) with a shower of tiny drops of liquid.
喷 she sprayed herself with perfume 她往身上喷了香水。 Example sentencesExamples - Scott had not warned the cast what would happen when the creature burst from John Hurt's chest - that they would all be sprayed with pig's blood - because he wanted their reactions to be real.
- Standing on a chair, fully dressed, he sprayed his head and upper body with shaving lather, dowsed himself with rice, and then plunged into a washtub.
- He intermixes shots of neon-lit signs with glossy images of models blithely spraying themselves with perfume.
Synonyms sprinkle, shower, spritz, spread in droplets, spatter - 1.2no object, with adverbial of direction (of liquid) be driven through the air or forced out of something in tiny drops.
水花；飞沫 water sprayed into the air 水喷射到了空中。 Example sentencesExamples - Birds have to be removed from the building before spraying.
- The single most effective strategy to reduce drift from aerial spraying is having aircraft operators who are carefully trained to make good decisions on when to spray and when to stop spraying.
- Be sure the entire tank is agitated and mixed before spraying.
- The researchers inventoried the cages for dead sharpshooters at 6 hours and at 1, 2, and 6 days after spraying.
- This is what we call spraying to the point of runoff, that is, until water begins to drip off the leaves.
- The main challenge was to find a simple way to irrigate the planting without resorting to spraying from the front, which the Tokyo authorities would not permit.
- The blood literally comes spraying and pouring out of bodies in this film (the queasy of stomach should take note).
- The tide was in, and it washed under us and around, spraying through the holes in the floor, giving us the rhythm and the flavor of the sea.
- Treat roosts, walls, litter, and equipment by painting, spraying, or dusting.
- Damage ensues, with water leaking in and spraying about.
- There are no punters, just about a dozen staff circulating amiably: spraying, wiping, tightening, bantering.
- The camera twice pauses on a riveting image of a dying knight, blood spraying from his punctured armor.
- By forcing the blood to fly out of the extra hole instead of the end of the tube it sprays out rather than jets out.
- Figures in industrial protective outfits go about their business, cleaning up the mountainous terrain, spraying, collecting.
- Right now, because of safety concerns, workers must wait 24 to 48 hours after spraying before they can re-enter the greenhouse.
- The water domes were to make musical sounds as the water sprayed.
Synonyms spout, jet, gush, spurt, shoot, squirt, stream - 1.3 Treat (a plant) with insecticide or herbicide in a spray.
向（植物）上喷杀虫剂（或除草剂） avoid spraying your plants with pesticides 不要用杀虫剂喷你的花草。 Example sentencesExamples - Of course if you want the best control you need to spray the weeds before they bolt in the spring.
- We recently turned to trying to spray thinning flowers instead of hand-thinning methods that we used to use, and that is always interesting.
- He tills the ground, plants the sweet corn and pumpkins, sprays the crops, and irrigates the sweet corn with a small center pivot that does 15 acres at a setting.
- So far, the only known treatment to prevent crop loss is to spray soybean plants with a fungicide.
- Crops containing a herbicide-resistant gene will be sprayed to destroy every other living plant in the field, thus destroying all potential feed for insects and other wildlife.
- On yet another front, his team is monitoring how long it takes for it to kick in once the plants have been sprayed and how long it is effective.
- ‘I've sprayed my Roundup beans twice this summer and I can see corn still growing in the fields,’ he said.
- Lester says sometimes he'll spray his trees with a little fish emulsion to give them a boost right before they bloom.
- Unlike in 1999, the 2000 soybeans from the early planting dates had to be sprayed for bean leaf beetle.
- Musk thistle should be sprayed before Memorial Day.
- ‘The potted tree is sprayed or injected with an insecticide - inside a greenhouse or warehouse - and then transported to an area believed to be infested,’ says Smith.
- Many fields already had significant weed growth and need to be sprayed.
- This year some will need to be sprayed before 30 days.
- Winter annuals can typically be sprayed from late September to early December, weather permitting.
- Match the sprayer air jet (volume and direction) and nozzle system to the trees being sprayed.
- If you are planning to spray the weeds in the spring, you need to do it when these weeds are small, preferably before they start bolting.
- In order to increase efficiency and yields farmers are relying on a whole array of chemical products and are often unwilling to stop harvesting to let workers out of the fields while the crop is being sprayed.
- ‘Sunflowers that people planted this spring looked like they'd been sprayed with herbicide,’ Kelly reports.
- Tests showed that mite-infested ferns had one-fourth the growth of plants sprayed with a miticide.
- A small grain is planted solid and later sprayed with glyphosate over the intended row area.
- 1.4 Scatter (something) somewhere with great force.
用力喷溅 the truck shuddered to a halt, spraying gravel from under its wheels 卡车颤抖着停了下来，轮子下飞溅出阵阵砂砾。 Example sentencesExamples - Just spray bullets everywhere and all of the extras will fall over on cue.
- Everything went on as it had, emotions scattered, crews sprayed turf onto embankments, lights went off remotely.
- With no time to get out of the way, the heroes begin driving over the corpses, spraying the road with body parts, and making ‘funny’ quips about the situation.
- Seconds before it hits the ground it sprays a watery mix of ammonium nitrate and aluminium over the target area and then ignites it in a massive explosion.
- In the next lot, the Audi TT sprayed two white jets of nitrous oxide out of vents just below its headlights.
- Four abject stereotypes with guns chase him down corridors, spraying bullets and whooping with redneck glee.
- 1.5 Fire a rapid succession of bullets at.
扫射 enemy gunners sprayed the decks of the warships 敌方枪手向军舰的甲板扫射。 Example sentencesExamples - In January, assailants sprayed the building with bullets, shattering doors and windows.
- 1.6 (of a male cat) direct a stream of urine over (an object or area) to mark a territory.
（雄猫）向（物体，地面）撒尿来圈划地盘 - 1.7 (in a sporting context) kick, hit, or throw (the ball) in an unpredictable or inaccurate direction.
用于体育运动中踢（或击、扔）（方向不定或不准的球） he began his round by spraying his fairway shots 他那一轮球一开始就打得偏离了短草球道。
OriginEarly 17th century (earlier as spry): related to Middle Dutch spra(e)yen ‘sprinkle’. nounspreɪsprā 1A stem or small branch of a tree or plant, bearing flowers and foliage. （带有花和叶的）小束，小枝 一小束忍冬花。 Example sentencesExamples - In the watercolor and gouache of Joel with Roses, a spray of ripe blooms nearly fills the picture.
- At the end of that painting, she thought it needed a spray of leaves going up one side, the right side of the picture.
Synonyms sprig, small stem, twig, branch - 1.1 A bunch of cut flowers arranged in an attractive way.
艺术花束 Example sentencesExamples - The body of the guglet is also scattered with floral bouquets and sprays and its pouring rim is banded with acanthus scrolls.
Synonyms bouquet, bunch, posy, nosegay, corsage - 1.2 A brooch in the form of a bouquet of flowers.
花束形胸针
OriginMiddle English: representing late Old English (e)sprei, recorded in personal and place names, of unknown origin. |