sprinkling
['sprɪŋ.kl.ɪŋ] noun countable usually singular
■small pieces or drops of something that are dropped over a surface 少量（洒或撒下的东西）；零星喷洒（或撒下）的东西•Top each bowl with a generous sprinkling of fresh mint.在每个碗里都多撒点新鲜薄荷。 •figurative The audience were mainly women with a sprinkling (= a small number) of earnest-looking men.观众大部分是女性，只有几个看起来很严肃的男性。 •figurative Looking young for his forty years, he has just a sprinkling (= a small number) of grey hairs at the temples.他40岁了，但看起来很年轻，只是鬓角处有几丝白发。 |