drizzle
drizzle — 動詞
- drizzlepresent simple I / you / we / they
- drizzleshe / she / it
- drizzledpast simple
- drizzling-ing form
1. to add a little liquid to food or another surface so it falls in a narrow stream
淋上
把少量液體細細淋在表面
to add a little liquid to food or another surface so it falls in a narrow stream or as tiny separate drops
Manuela drizzled olive oil over the tomatoes before serving lunch.
Manuela 在上午餐前，把橄欖油淋在番茄上。
drizzle + liquid + over + food
The baker drizzled warm chocolate across each bun after it cooled.
那位麵包師在小麵包放涼後，在每個麵包上淋了溫熱巧克力。
drizzle + across + surface
Devika drizzled honey on the yogurt and added sliced peaches.
Devika 把蜂蜜淋在優格上，再放上切片桃子。
At the table, the cook drizzled a thin line of sauce over the fish.
上桌時，廚師在魚上淋了一道細細的醬汁。
文法句型
drizzle + liquid + over/on + food or surface
be drizzled over + noun
用法筆記
Often used for a small finishing amount rather than for the main cooking liquid. When the liquid comes first, it is usually followed by 'over' or 'on'; when the food comes first, English often uses a passive form such as 'be drizzled with'.
常見錯誤
2. to rain very lightly, with tiny drops falling steadily from the sky
下細雨
天空降下細小雨滴
to rain very lightly, with tiny drops falling steadily from the sky
It drizzled all morning, so the playground stayed empty until noon.
整個上午都在下細雨，所以操場一直到中午都空著。
it + drizzle — weather use
By dusk it was drizzling, and scooters left wet tracks outside the station.
到了黃昏時開始下著細雨，機車在車站外留下濕痕。
it + be + drizzling
Christopher kept walking home although it had started to drizzle over the bridge.
雖然過橋時開始下細雨了，Christopher 還是繼續走路回家。
When it began to drizzle, the far hills faded behind the station roofs.
一下起細雨，遠處的山丘就在車站屋頂後方漸漸模糊了。
- pour
pour describes heavy continuous rain, the opposite of drizzle
文法句型
it + drizzles
it + is + drizzling
start / begin to drizzle
用法筆記
The subject is almost always 'it' in ordinary weather reports and conversation. This sense refers to fine, gentle rain, so it contrasts with heavier words such as 'pour' and with brief isolated drops described as 'spit' in British English.
常見錯誤
drizzle — 名詞
1. very light rain made up of tiny drops that keep falling gently
細雨
由細小雨滴形成的輕雨
very light rain made up of tiny drops that keep falling gently
The evening drizzle blurred the streetlights above the river market.
傍晚的細雨讓河邊市場上方的街燈變得模糊。
drizzle as weather noun
Nia zipped her jacket when a cold drizzle swept across the pier.
一陣冷冷的細雨掃過碼頭時，Nia 把外套拉鍊拉上。
a cold drizzle
A light drizzle kept the tennis courts empty after school.
一場細雨讓網球場在放學後一直空著。
The campfire smoked in the drizzle, but the children stayed outside.
營火在細雨中冒著煙，但孩子們還是待在外面。
文法句型
in the drizzle
a light / cold drizzle
用法筆記
Often appears with words such as 'light', 'fine', and 'cold'. Compared with 'shower', drizzle suggests much smaller drops and a gentler, more even fall.
常見錯誤
2. a light finishing layer of sauce, oil, or another liquid added over food
淋汁；淋醬
輕淋在食物上的少量液體
a light finishing layer of sauce, oil, or another liquid added over food
Jude asked for a drizzle of lemon sauce on the grilled chicken.
Jude 想在烤雞上加一點檸檬淋汁。
a drizzle of + liquid
The chef finished the soup with a drizzle of green oil.
主廚用一點綠色香草油替這碗湯收尾。
finish with a drizzle of + noun
Put a drizzle of honey over the toast before adding strawberries.
放上草莓前，先在吐司上加一點蜂蜜淋汁。
Mizuki liked a drizzle of sesame dressing over her cold noodles.
Mizuki 喜歡在冷麵上加一點芝麻淋醬。
文法句型
a drizzle of + liquid
finish with a drizzle of + sauce or oil
用法筆記
Usually appears in the pattern 'a drizzle of ...' for a final small layer added after cooking or just before serving. It commonly refers to oil, honey, syrup, or sauce rather than to a large quantity mixed into the dish.