新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

spray

英  [spreɪ]
    

[NOUN, VERB]

    NOUN. 名词
  • sprays

    1[C, U 有变体名词] 水雾

    Spray is a lot of small drops of water which are being thrown into the air.

    双语例句

    例:

    The moon was casting a rainbow through the spray from the waterfall.

    月光在瀑布溅起的水雾中映出了一道彩虹。

    2[C, U 有变体名词] 喷剂

    A spray is a liquid kept under pressure in a can or other container, which you can force out in very small drops.

    双语例句

    例:

    hair spray.

    头发喷剂。

    3[C 可数名词] 喷雾器

    A spray is a piece of equipment for spraying water or another liquid, especially over growing plants.

    双语例句

    例:

    Farmers can use the spray to kill weeds without harming the soy crop.

    农民们能用喷雾器来除草而不伤大豆作物。

    VERB. 动词
  • sprays , spraying , sprayed

    1[I 不及物动词] 喷(液体) , (液体)喷出

    If you spray a liquid somewhere or if it sprays somewhere, drops of the liquid cover a place or shower someone.

    双语例句

    例:

    A sprayer hooked to a tractor can spray five gallons onto ten acres.

    挂在拖拉机上的喷雾器可以将5加仑药水喷洒在10英亩田地上。

    例:

    Inmates threw bricks at prison officers who were spraying them with a hose.

    囚犯们朝那些用水管向他们喷水的狱警们抛掷砖头。

    2[I 不及物动词] 使溅出 , 溅出

    If a lot of small things spray somewhere or if something sprays them, they are scattered somewhere with a lot of force.

    双语例句

    例:

    A shower of mustard seeds sprayed into the air and fell into the grass.

    许多芥子溅到空中,然后掉进草地里。

    例:

    The intensity of the blaze shattered windows, spraying glass on the streets below.

    熊熊烈焰烧碎了窗户,玻璃碎片飞溅到了下面的街道上。

    3[T 及物动词] 大量射出(子弹)

    If someone sprays bullets somewhere, they fire a lot of bullets at a group of people or things.

    双语例句

    例:

    He ran to the top of the building, spraying bullets into shoppers below.

    他冲向楼顶,向下面的购物者扫射。

    4[T 及物动词] 喷漆

    If something is sprayed, it is painted using paint kept under pressure in a container.

    双语例句

    例:

    The bare metal was sprayed with several coats of primer.

    裸露的金属被喷上了几层底漆。

    5[I 不及物动词] 给(作物等)喷药 , 喷药

    When someone sprays against insects, they cover plants or crops with a chemical which prevents insects from feeding on them.

    双语例句

    例:

    He doesn't spray against pests or diseases.

    他没有喷农药来防治害虫或疾病。

    例:

    Confine the use of insecticides to the evening and do not spray plants that are in flower.

    只限晚间使用杀虫剂,并且不要对花期植物喷药。