Word · Frequency #7937
sprinkles
薄薄的一层；少量
sprinkles is the plural of sprinkle.
a light covering or small amount of a substance that is sprinkled over something
常与 of 连用，如 a sprinkle of sugar
- 1.
A light covering with a sprinkled substance.
用撒上的物质轻轻覆盖
- 2.
a light shower that falls in some locations and not others nearby
局部小阵雨
- 3.
A light rain shower.
小雨阵
- 4.
the act of sprinkling or splashing water
洒水或泼水的动作
- 5.
An aspersorium or utensil for sprinkling.
洒水器或洒水用具
- 6.
A small hard piece of sugar and starch, or chocolate, used to decorate cakes etc.
用于装饰蛋糕等的小块硬糖或巧克力
（装饰蛋糕、冰淇淋等的）糖屑；彩糖粒；小雨；零星小雨；喷洒；泼洒；洒水器；洒水用具；用撒上的物质轻轻覆盖
In use
The recipe says to add a sprinkle of salt to the soup.
We had a sprinkle of rain this morning, but it only lasted a few minutes.
She put chocolate sprinkles on top of the ice cream.
baptized with a sprinkling of holy water
Connections
Collocations
- light sprinkle
- 零星小雨
- The weather forecast predicted a light sprinkle in the afternoon.天气预报预测下午有零星小雨。
- a sprinkle of rain
- 一阵小雨
- We felt a sprinkle of rain as we walked home.我们走回家时感到一阵小雨。
- a sprinkle of water
- 洒一点水
- Add a sprinkle of water to the dough if it's too dry.如果面团太干，加一点水。
Idioms & figurative uses
- a sprinkle of [something]
- 少量，少许（某物）Add a sprinkle of salt to the dish.在菜里加少许盐。
- sprinkle [something] with [something]
- 用（某物）点缀或装饰She sprinkled her speech with humorous anecdotes.她的演讲中用幽默轶事点缀。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
sprinkle中的“sprin”像spring（春天/泉水），联想春天飘洒的细雨或泉水洒落。
Context & Register
作为名词时，通常用于指“零星小雨”或“洒水”的动作。前者常见于天气预报或描述天气，较中性；后者多用于日常口语或书面描述，如“a sprinkle of water”（洒一点水）。整体注册混合，具体取决于义项和语境。
Grammar Note
零星小雨；小阵雨
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words rhyme with 'sprinkle' because they share the stressed vowel /ɪ/ and ending /ŋkəl/. Beware of 'prickle' (/ˈprɪkəl/) which lacks the nasal /ŋ/.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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