sprinkle
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ldoce_312_bsprin·kle1 /ˈsprɪŋkəl/ ●○○ verb 1 [transitive]POUR to scatter small drops of liquid or small pieces of something 洒；撒sprinkle something with something Sprinkle the top with cheese. 在上面撒些干酪。sprinkle something on/over something I sprinkled cocoa over my latte. 我在我的拿铁咖啡上撒了点可可粉。2 be sprinkled with jokes/quotations etc FULLto be full of jokes etc 穿插着许多笑话/引语等 The book is liberally sprinkled with clichés. 书中使用了大量陈腐的套话。3. it is sprinkling American EnglishHEM if it is sprinkling, it is raining lightly 下着小雨→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
sprinkle• Spoon a quarter of the peppers into the middle of each pastry round, sprinkle a little marjoram on top and season.• Reagan sprinkled his conversations with phrases from famous Americans.• Sprinkle the cheese over the beans.• Sprinkle the fish with lemon juice and herbs.• Set a cup of water on the top shelf or sprinkle the newspapers lightly with water.• Its hedged fields are sprinkled with oak trees, and apple orchards and half-timbered houses abound.• But ironically, each team is sprinkled with players poached from the other.• Sure enough, it was sprinkled with several dozen small white specks.• Their actions, setting and dialogue are sprinkled with touchstones of gay life.sprinkle something on/over something• He had sprinkled rose petals on the bed.sprinkle2 noun [singular] 1 LITTLE/NOT MUCHa small amount of something, especially scattered on top of something 少量，一点〔尤指撒在某地方的某物〕 SYN sprinklingsprinkle of Add a sprinkle of salt. 加入少量的盐。2. American EnglishHEM a light rain 小雨 SYN drizzleExamples from the Corpus
sprinkle• Add a sprinkle of coconut.• When he ran his hand over it, a sprinkle of grit fell to the floor.• chocolate sprinkles• Add other ingredients, except sprinkles, and combine well.Origin sprinkle1 (1300-1400) Perhaps from Middle Dutch sprenkelensprin·kle1 verbsprinkle2 nounChineseSyllable
Corpus of drops scatter liquid to small
sprinkle
sprin‧kle1 /ˈsprɪŋkəl/ 
verb
sprinkle something with something
Sprinkle the top with cheese.
sprinkle something on/over something
I sprinkled cocoa over my latte.
2. be sprinkled with jokes/quotations etc to be full of jokes etc:
The book is liberally sprinkled with clichés.
3. it is sprinkling American English if it is sprinkling, it is raining lightly
sprinkle2 noun [singular]
1. a small amount of something, especially scattered on top of something
SYN sprinkling
sprinkle of
Add a sprinkle of salt.
2. American English a light rain
SYN drizzle
| I |
verb Date: 1300-1400
Origin: Perhaps from Middle Dutch sprenkelen
1. [transitive] to scatter small drops of liquid or small pieces of somethingOrigin: Perhaps from Middle Dutch sprenkelen
sprinkle something with something
sprinkle something on/over something
2. be sprinkled with jokes/quotations etc to be full of jokes etc:
3. it is sprinkling American English if it is sprinkling, it is raining lightly
| II |
noun [singular]1. a small amount of something, especially scattered on top of something
SYN sprinkling
sprinkle of
2. American English a light rain
SYN drizzle
especially