/?spr??.k?l.??/smallpiecesordropsof something that aredroppedover asurface:少量(洒或撒下的东西);零星喷洒(或撒下)的东西Top eachbowlwithageneroussprinklingoffreshmint.给每个碗里都多撒点新鲜薄荷。figurativeTheaudienceweremainlywomen withasprinkling(= asmallnumber)ofearnest-looking men.观众大部分是女性,只有几个神态热切的男性。figurativeLookingyoungfor his 40years, he has justasprinkling(= asmallnumber)ofgreyhairsat thetemples.他40岁了,但看起来很年轻,只是鬓角处有几丝白发。SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesSpreading and scattering
all over the placeidiom
bedaub
bell
bestrew
billow
diffuse
dispersion
dusting
encroach on/uponsomething
fan out
go around
go/do the roundsidiom
radial
smudge
smudging
smudgy
spatter
spattered
sprinkle
sweep
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