sprig
/sprɪɡ/ (bre, ipa) · /sprɪɡ/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈsprig/ (ame, mw)
sprig — 名詞
- sprigsingular
- sprigsplural
1. a short, thin piece broken or cut from a plant, typically carrying a few leaves,
嫩枝；小枝
帶葉的植物小段，常用於烹調或裝飾
a short, thin piece broken or cut from a plant, typically carrying a few leaves, used in cooking, drinks, or as a small decoration.
Nellie garnished the lamb stew with a fresh sprig of rosemary from the garden.
Nellie 用從花園剪來的一小枝新鮮迷迭香為燉羊肉點綴。
collocation: sprig of rosemary / thyme / mint / parsley
The bartender dropped a sprig of mint into Linh's cocktail before serving it.
酒保把一小枝薄荷丟進 Linh 的雞尾酒裡才送上桌。
typical cooking/drink context
Adina tucked a small sprig of lavender into the envelope along with her letter.
Adina 把一小枝薰衣草和她的信一起塞進信封。
On the Christmas table sat a roast goose decorated with sprigs of holly and red berries.
聖誕餐桌上擺著一隻烤鵝，旁邊綴有幾枝冬青和紅色漿果。
文法句型
a sprig of [plant/herb]
用法筆記
Frequently appears in the partitive pattern 'a sprig of + [herb/plant]', most often with rosemary, thyme, mint, parsley, lavender, or holly. Distinguish from sense 2: this is a real piece of plant; sense 2 is its painted or carved likeness on an object.
常見錯誤
2. a painted, woven, or carved pattern on fabric, china, or wallpaper that imitates
枝葉紋飾
布料或瓷器上模仿小枝葉的圖案
a painted, woven, or carved pattern on fabric, china, or wallpaper that imitates a small leafy stem or tiny flowers.
Felipe's grandmother kept her wedding china, each plate edged with delicate pink sprigs.
Felipe 的奶奶留著她的結婚瓷器，每個盤子邊緣都繪有精緻的粉色枝葉紋。
decorative-arts context: china edged with sprigs
Reema chose a cotton dress printed with tiny blue sprigs for her cousin's tea party.
Reema 為堂妹的下午茶會挑了一件印有小藍色枝葉紋的棉質洋裝。
collocation: printed with sprigs
The bedroom curtains showed a Victorian sprig design that matched the wallpaper exactly.
臥室的窗簾呈現維多利亞式的枝葉花紋，與壁紙完全相襯。
Jiwoo painted small green sprigs around the rim of each teacup in her studio.
Jiwoo 在她的工作室裡，於每個茶杯邊緣繪上小小的綠色枝葉紋。
文法句型
a sprig design
decorated with sprigs
用法筆記
Typical in decorative-arts and textile descriptions (china, fabric, wallpaper). Distinguish from sense 1: this names a printed or carved image of a sprig, not an actual plant stem.
sprig — 動詞
- sprigpresent simple I / you / we / they
- sprigs3rd person singular
- sprigging-ing form
- spriggedpast simple
1. to fasten a thin piece of wood, glass, or similar material in place using small
釘小釘固定
用無頭小釘將木材或玻璃固定在框架上
to fasten a thin piece of wood, glass, or similar material in place using small headless tacks — known in the trade as sprigs.
Luca carefully sprigged the new pane of glass into the old window frame.
Luca 仔細地用小釘把新玻璃固定到舊窗框裡。
carpentry/glazing context
The picture framer sprigged the backing board to the oak frame in under a minute.
裱框師傅用小釘把襯板固定到橡木框上，不到一分鐘就完成。
craft register; sprig + object + to + surface
Rachid showed his apprentice how to sprig the thin moulding without splitting the wood.
Rachid 示範給徒弟看，如何在不裂木的情況下將細線板釘上去。
The old shoes had been sprigged together by hand a hundred years ago.
這雙老鞋一百年前是用小釘一枚一枚手工釘合的。
文法句型
sprig + [object]
用法筆記
Confined to carpentry, glazing, picture-framing, and traditional shoemaking. Object is normally a thin piece being held against a frame or sole. Most learners will never need this sense — it appears only in trade writing.
2. to decorate a surface — usually china, fabric, or paper — with small painted or
繪枝葉紋
在瓷器或布料上畫枝葉小圖案做裝飾
to decorate a surface — usually china, fabric, or paper — with small painted or printed images that look like leafy stems.
Mert's apprentice sprigged the teapot with pale green leaves and tiny pink rosebuds.
Mert 的學徒在茶壺上繪了淡綠色葉子和小小的粉色玫瑰花蕾。
ceramics decoration context
The factory used to sprig its finest porcelain by hand before the war.
戰前那家工廠都是用手工為它最高級的瓷器繪上枝葉紋。
passive-adjacent: sprig + porcelain
Anya sprigged the cotton border with rows of forget-me-nots for her sister's quilt.
Anya 在棉布邊飾上排列了一行行勿忘我，做為姊姊棉被的圖案。
Each plate in the set had been sprigged with a different wildflower from the local meadow.
整套餐盤每一個都繪有一種不同的當地野花。
文法句型
sprig + [object]
用法筆記
Used almost only in writing about ceramics, textiles, and decorative arts; never in everyday speech. Distinguish from sense 1: that sense fastens with nails; this sense decorates with painted plant images.
3. to start a new lawn or playing field by planting many small pieces of a creeping
以走莖種草
用草的小段而非種子鋪設新草坪
to start a new lawn or playing field by planting many small pieces of a creeping grass instead of laying ready-grown turf or scattering seed.
Élise sprigged the back lawn with Bermuda grass last spring, and it spread quickly.
Élise 去年春天用百慕達草的小段鋪後院草坪，很快就長滿了。
horticulture/lawn-care context
The grounds crew sprigged the new football field two months before the season began.
場地工作人員在球季開始前兩個月，用草的小段種好新足球場。
sports-turf register
Many golf courses in Florida prefer to sprig the fairways because seed germinates poorly in the heat.
佛羅里達州許多高爾夫球場偏好以走莖鋪設球道，因為當地高溫讓種子難以發芽。
After the drought killed most of the turf, the gardener sprigged the bare patches with St. Augustine.
在乾旱讓大部分草皮枯死後，園丁用聖奧古斯丁草的小段補種光禿的地方。
- sow
to start grass from seed rather than stolons
文法句型
sprig + [area / grass type]
用法筆記
An American horticultural and sports-turf term; the British equivalent is normally simply 'to plant by stolons' or 'to plant with runners'. Object is typically a lawn, field, or fairway.