spraying

spraying — 名詞

1. very fine droplets of a liquid that float or move through the air, often produce

1.名詞B1
釋義

噴霧

飄散在空氣中的細小液滴

very fine droplets of a liquid that float or move through the air, often produced by waves, wind, or a fast-moving object

例句

The waves crashed against the cliff and sent a fine spray of seawater across the path.

海浪拍打懸崖，將細細的海水噴霧灑滿了小徑。

spray of + noun — what the spray is made of

Amara stood near the waterfall and felt the cold spray on her face and arms.

Amara 站在瀑布旁，感受到臉上的冰冷水霧。

同義詞
  • mist

    finer and more evenly spread than spray; often natural rather than mechanical

  • droplets

    more scientific or technical; spray is a mass of droplets

用法筆記

Uncountable; often appears in compounds such as 'sea spray', 'salt spray', or 'water spray'.

常見錯誤

❌There was a spray in the air.
✅There was a fine spray of water in the air.
💡'spray' describing droplets usually needs a modifier or a following 'of'-phrase to sound natural.

2. a liquid kept inside a container under high pressure that comes out as a fine mi

2.名詞B1
釋義

噴劑

加壓罐裝、按壓即可噴出的液體

a liquid kept inside a container under high pressure that comes out as a fine mist when you press a button on the container

例句

Javier bought a can of spray to keep insects away from the tent.

Javier 買了一罐防蟲噴劑，用來驅趕帳篷附近的蟲子。

a can of spray — count noun for the product

Fatima used a lavender room spray to make the bedroom smell fresh.

Fatima 用了薰衣草室內噴霧，讓臥室聞起來清新宜人。

compound: room spray / body spray / hair spray

同義詞
  • aerosol

    slightly more technical; emphasizes the pressurized container mechanism

常見錯誤

❌I bought a spray water.
✅I bought a water spray.
💡the modifier comes before 'spray' (e.g. 'hair spray', 'insect spray').

3. a chemical mixture that is spread onto plants or crops as a fine mist to protect

3.名詞B2
釋義

噴灑劑；噴灑器

農用噴灑液體或噴灑設備

a chemical mixture that is spread onto plants or crops as a fine mist to protect them from pests or disease, or the device that applies this mixture

例句

The farmer applied a pesticide spray to the apple trees before the insects arrived.

農夫在害蟲來臨前，將農藥噴灑劑噴在蘋果樹上。

pesticide spray / herbicide spray — common agricultural compounds

Omar checked the spray for any blockages before starting the morning work.

Omar 在開始早晨工作前檢查了噴灑器是否有堵塞。

the spray = the device (metonymy)

同義詞
  • pesticide

    narrower — only for pest-killing substances, not the equipment or all crop treatments

  • fungicide

    narrower — specifically for fungal diseases on plants

用法筆記

Can refer either to the liquid mixture itself (uncountable) or to the equipment that applies it (countable: 'a spray'). In farming contexts, 'the spray' often means the machine.

常見錯誤

❌The farmer sprayed the spray on the crops.
✅The farmer applied the spray to the crops.
💡avoid using 'spray' as both the action and the substance in the same sentence.

4. a short piece of a plant stem that carries leaves and flowers, or an arrangement

4.名詞C1
釋義

花枝

帶葉帶花的小枝或花飾

a short piece of a plant stem that carries leaves and flowers, or an arrangement of such stems used as a decoration

例句

Zara picked a small spray of lavender from the garden and put it in a vase.

Zara 從花園裡摘了一小枝薰衣草，插進花瓶裡。

spray of + plant name — common pattern

The florist arranged a delicate spray of white roses for the wedding cake.

花店老闆為結婚蛋糕擺放了一束精緻的白玫瑰花枝。

同義詞
  • sprig

    a small stem taken from a plant, usually without decorative arrangement

  • branch

    larger and less delicate than a spray

用法筆記

This sense is specialized and less frequent than the other noun senses. It describes a natural or artificial sprig rather than a liquid.

常見錯誤

❌He bought a spray of water for his mother.
✅He bought a spray of flowers for his mother.
💡'spray of flowers' is the botanical sense; 'spray of water' is the droplet sense.

spraying — 動詞