sprig
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++sprig /sprɪɡ/ noun [countable] HBPa small stem or part of a branch with leaves or flowers on it 带叶[花]的小枝sprig of a sprig of parsley 一小枝欧芹
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sprig• They finished their drinks and as they got up from the table Fernando plucked a sprig of jasmine from the pergola.• Here are a few sprigs for your pillow.• We have also had great success with grapevine cuttings and herb sprigs, such as basil and thyme.• Garnish with grapefruit sections, mint sprigs, and tomato.• Gently remove sprigs of rosemary from the stalk and sprinkle over chicken with chopped parsley.• Squeeze over the juice of the lemon towards the end of cooking and add the sprigs of dill to the pan.• Place quail on lentils and surround with watercress sprigs.• Unless, that is, his motive was to supply the infantry with sprigs of mistletoe to give to their sweethearts at Christmas.sprig of• a sprig of parsleyOrigin sprig (1300-1400) Perhaps from Low German sprick “small thin branch”sprig nounChinese
Corpus branch with or of a a small stem part
sprig
sprig /sprɪɡ/
noun [countable]
sprig of
a sprig of parsley
sprig /sprɪɡ/
noun [countable] Date: 1300-1400
Origin: Perhaps from Low German sprick 'small thin branch'
a small stem or part of a branch with leaves or flowers on itOrigin: Perhaps from Low German sprick 'small thin branch'
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