sprayer

/ˈspreɪə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈspreɪər/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈsprāə(r)/ (ame, mw)

sprayer — noun

  • sprayersingular
  • sprayersplural

1. a tool that pushes liquid out through a small hole so it comes out as many tiny

1.名詞B2
釋義

a tool that pushes liquid out through a small hole so it comes out as many tiny drops, often for water, paint, or garden chemicals.

例句

Amani filled the small sprayer with water and misted her young tomato plants.

core use: fill the sprayer with water

Before painting the fence, Joaquín tested the sprayer on a sheet of old cardboard.

collocation: test the sprayer

同義詞
  • atomizer

    more technical; stresses breaking liquid into a very fine mist

  • spray bottle

    a small everyday container you squeeze by hand for cleaning or plants

  • mister

    informal word for a small device that puts out a light, gentle mist

文法句型

a/an + sprayer

the + sprayer

用法筆記

Usually a handheld or pump-action tool for misting small areas; for the powered machine pulled behind a tractor, speakers often add a modifier, as in field sprayer or boom sprayer.

常見錯誤

❌I sprayer the plants every morning.
✅I spray the plants with a sprayer every morning.
💡'sprayer' is the tool (a noun); the action is the verb 'spray'.