| [/spreɪ; spre/] n 用法:
1 (a) small branch of a tree or plant, with its leaves and flowers （树或花草的）小枝（带叶和花的）.
(b) artificial ornament in a similar form （人 造的）枝状花饰:
a spray of diamonds 镶钻石的枝状饰物. 用法:
2 bunch of cut flowers, etc arranged attractively, eg as a decoration on clothes 小花簇（如用作衣服上的饰物）:
He had a spray in his buttonhole. 他的钮孔中插著一簇花. *
She carried a spray of pink roses. 她拿著一簇粉红色的玫瑰花. spray 2
[/spreɪ; spre/] n 用法:
1 [U] liquid sent through the air in tiny drops (by the wind or through an apparatus) 雾状液体（藉风力或喷洒装置形成的）; 水花; 浪花:
`sea spray, ie blown from waves 大海的浪花 *
the spray of a waterfall 瀑布的水花. 用法:
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(a) [C, U] (esp in compounds 尤用以构成复合词) liquid (eg perfume, disinfectant, insecticide) applied in the form of spray from a special device (eg an atomizer or aerosol) under pressure 喷雾液体（如香水、 消毒剂、 杀虫剂）:
`hair spray 喷发定型剂 *
`fly-spray 灭蝇喷剂 *
[attrib 作定语] spray paint 喷雾颜料.
(b) [C] device (eg an atomizer or aerosol) used for applying such a liquid in this form 喷雾器（如外压式的或内压式的）:
I've lost my throat spray. 我的润喉剂喷筒丢了. =>illus 见插图. spray 3
v 1 [Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sth (on/over sb/sth); ~ sb/sth (with sth) send out (liquid) onto sb/sth in tiny drops; wet sb/sth with liquid in this way 向某人[某物]喷雾状的（液体）:
spraying paint on her car 给她的汽车喷上漆 *
a farmer spraying his crops with pesticide 给作物喷杀虫剂的农夫 *
(fig 比喻) spray the target with bullets 向目标扫射. 用法:
2 [Ipr, Ip] ~ (out) (over, across, etc sb/sth) (of a liquid) be sent out in tiny drops （指液体）喷出（呈雾状）:
Water sprayed out over the floor. 水喷洒在地上. sprayer n (a) person who sprays (usu as part of a job) 喷雾者（通常指职业性的）:
He's a paint sprayer in the local factory. 他在当地工厂当喷漆工.
(b) apparatus for spraying 喷雾器; 喷漆器; 喷洒器:
a crop sprayer 作物喷雾器. |