sprinkled
sprinkled — verb
- sprinkledpresent simple I / you / we / they
- sprinkleds3rd person singular
- sprinkleding-ing form
- sprinklededpast simple
1. to let a powder, salt, or small drops of liquid fall in tiny bits across the top
to let a powder, salt, or small drops of liquid fall in tiny bits across the top of food or another object.
Gabriela sprinkled brown sugar over the warm porridge before serving the children.
sprinkle + substance + over + surface
The chef sprinkled chopped parsley across a bowl of steaming tomato soup.
Samir sprinkled a little salt onto the sliced cucumbers at the family picnic.
Camila sprinkled grated cheese over the pizza just before it went into the oven.
The gardener sprinkled fresh water over the dry seedlings early every morning.
文法句型
sprinkle + something + over/on + something
用法筆記
The object is usually a fine or grainy substance (sugar, salt, herbs) or a small amount of liquid (water). Common prepositions are 'over', 'on', and 'onto', linking the substance to the thing it falls onto.
常見錯誤
2. (of rain or snow) to fall lightly in small, scattered drops for a short time.
(of rain or snow) to fall lightly in small, scattered drops for a short time.
A light rain sprinkled down on the open market as Noa packed the fruit stalls.
weather subject + sprinkle for light, scattered rain
Within minutes a fine rain began to sprinkle over the green valley.
Outside the café in Lisbon, rain sprinkled softly against the wide glass windows.
By the time Reuben reached the bus stop, rain had started to sprinkle lightly.
A thin drizzle sprinkled across the windscreen as Mert drove through morning traffic.
- pour
to rain very heavily
文法句型
(it / rain) + sprinkle
用法筆記
Used of light precipitation with no object. The subject is 'rain', 'snow', 'a drizzle', or the impersonal 'it'. Distinguish from sense 1, where a person actively sprinkles a substance onto something.
常見錯誤
sprinkled — noun
1. tiny, brightly coloured bits of sugar or chocolate that bakers scatter over cake
tiny, brightly coloured bits of sugar or chocolate that bakers scatter over cakes, ice cream, and other desserts as decoration.
The twins covered their vanilla cupcakes with bright rainbow sprinkles before the party.
sprinkles as a plural countable candy topping
Yuki added pink sprinkles and a cherry to the top of each ice cream sundae.
Chocolate sprinkles melted slightly on the warm doughnuts at the school bake sale.
Quinn decorated the holiday cookies with tiny silver sprinkles shaped like little stars.
- jimmies
American informal word for the same candy topping
- hundreds and thousands
British term for tiny coloured sugar strands
文法句型
[colour / type] + sprinkles
用法筆記
Almost always plural in this meaning. Often modified by a colour or flavour word ('rainbow sprinkles', 'chocolate sprinkles'). In British English the same topping is often called 'hundreds and thousands'.
2. a short, gentle shower of rain, or a few light flakes of snow, that soon passes.
a short, gentle shower of rain, or a few light flakes of snow, that soon passes.
Only a light sprinkle of rain fell on the parade, so nobody opened an umbrella.
a sprinkle of rain for a short, light shower
A sprinkle of snow dusted the hilltop overnight but had melted by midday.
After a brief sprinkle, the clouds cleared and the afternoon turned warm and bright.
The forecast promised only a sprinkle or two before the evening match in Madrid.
- downpour
a sudden, very heavy fall of rain
文法句型
a sprinkle of + rain / snow
用法筆記
Refers to the brief weather event itself, not the act of scattering. Usually preceded by 'a' and often by a softening word like 'light' or 'brief'. Contrast with a 'shower' or 'downpour', which suggest more rain.
3. the action of dropping a powder or liquid in small amounts so that it spreads th
the action of dropping a powder or liquid in small amounts so that it spreads thinly, or the thin layer this leaves.
A light sprinkling of flour kept the fresh dough from sticking to the wooden board.
a sprinkling of + noun for a thin, even covering
The cook finished the dish with a quick sprinkling of black pepper and salt.
A sprinkling of cinnamon gave the warm apple cake a rich autumn smell.
Bao added a final sprinkling of sesame seeds over the steamed rice bowl.
- dusting
a thin layer of a fine powder or of snow
- scattering
a small amount spread irregularly over an area
- heap
a large, thick pile of something
文法句型
a sprinkling of + noun
用法筆記
Most often appears as 'a sprinkling of' followed by a noun, describing a small, light quantity spread over something. The '-ing' form is preferred here; 'a sprinkle of' tends to describe weather or a single act.