英语词汇“spray”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

spray¹ n.

liquid broken up into very tiny droplets and blown, forced into, or falling through the air:[uncountable]salt spray from the ocean.
a jet of such tiny droplets blown or forced from some device:[countable]May I have a spray of that perfume?
Chemistry[countable] liquid blown or forced into the air in such a jet from a special device: [uncountable]a can of bug spray.[countable]Those bug sprays smell awful.
a device for discharging liquid in a jet of tiny droplets:[countable]The manufacturer uses a pump, not a spray, for this paint.
a number of small objects flying through the air:[countable]a spray of shattered glass.

to scatter in the form of very tiny particles:[no object]The water sprayed into our eyes.
to apply or direct in a spray:[~ + object]The carpenter sprayed paint on the wall.
to sprinkle, cover, blast, or treat with or as if with a spray:[~ + object]to spray a wall with paint.

spray•er, n. [countable]

spray¹ n.

Drugswater or other liquid broken up into minute droplets and blown, ejected into, or falling through the air.
a jet of fine particles of liquid, as medicine, insecticide, paint, perfume, etc., discharged from an atomizer or other device for direct application to a surface.
a liquid to be discharged or applied in such a jet.
an apparatus or device for discharging such a liquid.
a quantity of small objects, flying or discharged through the air:a spray of shattered glass.

v.t.

to scatter in the form of fine particles.
to apply as a spray:to spray an insecticide on plants.
to sprinkle or treat with a spray:to spray plants with insecticide.
to direct a spray of particles, missiles, etc., upon:to spray the mob with tear gas.

v.i.

to scatter spray;
discharge a spray:The hose sprayed over the flowers.
to issue as spray:The water sprayed from the hose.

earlier Dutch spraeyen; cognate with Middle High German spræjen
1615–25

spray′a•ble, adj.
spray′a•bil′i•ty, n.
spray′er, n.
spray′less, adj.
spray′like′, adj.

spray² n.

Botanya single, slender shoot, twig, or branch with its leaves, flowers, or berries.
a group or bunch of cut flowers, leafy twigs, etc., arranged decoratively and for display, as in a vase.
an ornament having a similar form.

1250–1300; Middle English; akin to sprag¹

spray′like′, adj.

spray /spreɪ/ n

fine particles of a liquid
a liquid, such as perfume, paint, etc, designed to be discharged from an aerosol or atomizer: hair spray
the aerosol or atomizer itself
a quantity of small objects flying through the air: a spray of bullets

to scatter (liquid) in the form of fine particles
to discharge (a liquid) from an aerosol or atomizer
(transitive) to treat or bombard with a spray: to spray the lawn

Etymology: 17th Century: from Middle Dutch sprāien; related to Middle High German spræjen

ˈsprayer n

spray /spreɪ/ n

a single slender shoot, twig, or branch that bears buds, leaves, flowers, or berries, either growing on or detached from a plant

Etymology: 13th Century: of Germanic origin; compare Old English sprǣc young shoot, Old Norse sprek brittle wood, Old High German sprahhula splinter

单词	spray
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 spray¹ /spreɪ/USA pronunciation n. liquid broken up into very tiny droplets and blown, forced into, or falling through the air:[uncountable]salt spray from the ocean. a jet of such tiny droplets blown or forced from some device:[countable]May I have a spray of that perfume? Chemistry[countable] liquid blown or forced into the air in such a jet from a special device: [uncountable]a can of bug spray.[countable]Those bug sprays smell awful. a device for discharging liquid in a jet of tiny droplets:[countable]The manufacturer uses a pump, not a spray, for this paint. a number of small objects flying through the air:[countable]a spray of shattered glass. v. to scatter in the form of very tiny particles:[no object]The water sprayed into our eyes. to apply or direct in a spray:[~ + object]The carpenter sprayed paint on the wall. to sprinkle, cover, blast, or treat with or as if with a spray:[~ + object]to spray a wall with paint. spray•er, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 spray¹ (sprā),USA pronunciation n. Drugswater or other liquid broken up into minute droplets and blown, ejected into, or falling through the air. a jet of fine particles of liquid, as medicine, insecticide, paint, perfume, etc., discharged from an atomizer or other device for direct application to a surface. a liquid to be discharged or applied in such a jet. an apparatus or device for discharging such a liquid. a quantity of small objects, flying or discharged through the air:a spray of shattered glass. v.t. to scatter in the form of fine particles. to apply as a spray:to spray an insecticide on plants. to sprinkle or treat with a spray:to spray plants with insecticide. to direct a spray of particles, missiles, etc., upon:to spray the mob with tear gas. v.i. to scatter spray; discharge a spray:The hose sprayed over the flowers. to issue as spray:The water sprayed from the hose. earlier Dutch spraeyen; cognate with Middle High German spræjen 1615–25 spray′a•ble, adj. spray′a•bil′i•ty, n. spray′er, n. spray′less, adj. spray′like′, adj. spray² (sprā),USA pronunciation n. Botanya single, slender shoot, twig, or branch with its leaves, flowers, or berries. a group or bunch of cut flowers, leafy twigs, etc., arranged decoratively and for display, as in a vase. an ornament having a similar form. 1250–1300; Middle English; akin to sprag¹ spray′like′, adj. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: spray /spreɪ/ n fine particles of a liquid a liquid, such as perfume, paint, etc, designed to be discharged from an aerosol or atomizer: hair spray the aerosol or atomizer itself a quantity of small objects flying through the air: a spray of bullets vb to scatter (liquid) in the form of fine particles to discharge (a liquid) from an aerosol or atomizer (transitive) to treat or bombard with a spray: to spray the lawn Etymology: 17th Century: from Middle Dutch sprāien; related to Middle High German spræjen ˈsprayer n spray /spreɪ/ n a single slender shoot, twig, or branch that bears buds, leaves, flowers, or berries, either growing on or detached from a plant Etymology: 13th Century: of Germanic origin; compare Old English sprǣc young shoot, Old Norse sprek brittle wood, Old High German sprahhula splinter
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