sprinkle ['sprɪŋ.kl] verb transitive ADVANCED ■to drop a few pieces or drops of something over a surface 洒;撒•Sprinkle a few herbs on the pizza./Sprinkle the pizza with a few herbs.在比萨上撒些香料调味。 •figurative The speech was liberally sprinkled with (= contained many) jokes about the incident.这场演讲多次拿那件事开玩笑。 ['sprɪŋ.kl] noun countable usually singular (US also sprinkling) ■a very light fall of rain or snow which lasts only a short time 小雨;小雪 |