spray
verb
noun
spreɪ verb
1 to force liquid out of a container so that it comes out in a stream of very small drops and covers an area 喷,喷洒; T
spray sb/sth with sth
She sprayed herself with perfume.
她往自己身上喷香水。
spray sth on/onto/over sth
Someone had sprayed blue paint over his car.
有人在他的汽车上喷了蓝色的油漆。
Vandals had sprayed graffiti on the walls.
破坏公物者在墙上喷涂了乱七八糟的图案和文字。
spray crops/plants etc (cover them with liquid to protect them from insects or disease) 给庄稼/植物等喷洒杀虫剂
The fruit is sprayed every four weeks.
这种水果每四个星期喷洒一次杀虫剂。
2 if liquids or small bits spray somewhere, they are quickly scattered through the air 〔液体或碎屑〕飞溅,飞散 I always + adv/prep
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Champagne sprayed from the bottle.
香槟酒从瓶子里喷了出来。
3
spray sb/sth with bullets
to shoot a lot of bullets towards a person or place very quickly 向某人/某物开枪扫射
Gunmen sprayed the crowd with bullets.
持枪歹徒向人群开枪扫射。
noun
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LIQUID FROM A CONTAINER
从容器里出来的液体
liquid which is forced out of a special container in a stream of very small drops 喷雾液体,喷剂 C,U
a new hair styling spray
一种新的喷发定型剂
Most farmers use pesticide sprays.
大多数农民都使用喷雾杀虫剂。
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CONTAINER
容器
a container which forces liquid out in a stream of small drops 喷雾器 C
Mary took a perfume spray from her handbag.
玛丽从手提包里拿出一瓶喷雾香水。
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MOVING LIQUID
飞溅的液体
a. water in very small drops that is blown from the sea etc or sent up by vehicles on a wet road b. liquid that comes quickly from somewhere in very small drops 喷雾状物 U C
spray from the waves
海浪溅出的水雾
My face was stinging from the salt spray.
我的脸被盐雾刺痛了。
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A spray of blood came from his mouth.
一片血雾从他嘴里喷出。
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BRANCH
树枝
a small branch or stem with leaves or flowers on it, used for decoration 〔装饰用的〕带叶 (花 )的小枝; C
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a spray of holly
一根冬青树枝
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FLOWERS
花朵
an attractive arrangement of flowers or leaves 花叶饰物 C
[+ of ]
a spray of violets and primroses
一簇紫罗兰和报春花花饰
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a spray of bullets/gravel etc
a lot of bullets or very small objects moving quickly through the air 一阵雨点般的枪弹/砾石等