sprinkled
sprinkled — 動詞
- 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
撒；灑
把粉末或液體少量撒在食物或表面上
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.
Gabriela 在端給孩子們之前，把紅糖撒在溫熱的粥上。
sprinkle + substance + over + surface
The chef sprinkled chopped parsley across a bowl of steaming tomato soup.
主廚把切碎的巴西里撒在一碗熱騰騰的番茄湯上。
Samir sprinkled a little salt onto the sliced cucumbers at the family picnic.
在家庭野餐上，Samir 在切片的小黃瓜上撒了一點鹽。
Camila sprinkled grated cheese over the pizza just before it went into the oven.
Camila 在披薩送進烤箱前，把刨好的起司撒在上面。
The gardener sprinkled fresh water over the dry seedlings early every morning.
園丁每天一早就把清水灑在乾燥的幼苗上。
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.
下小雨
雨或雪稀疏輕輕地短暫落下
(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.
Noa 在收拾水果攤時，細雨輕輕地灑落在露天市集上。
weather subject + sprinkle for light, scattered rain
Within minutes a fine rain began to sprinkle over the green valley.
幾分鐘內，細雨就開始飄灑在綠色的山谷上。
Outside the café in Lisbon, rain sprinkled softly against the wide glass windows.
在里斯本的咖啡館外，雨輕輕地灑在寬大的玻璃窗上。
By the time Reuben reached the bus stop, rain had started to sprinkle lightly.
等 Reuben 走到公車站時，已經開始下起了綿綿細雨。
A thin drizzle sprinkled across the windscreen as Mert drove through morning traffic.
Mert 在晨間車流中開車時，薄薄的毛毛雨灑落在擋風玻璃上。
- 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 — 名詞
1. tiny, brightly coloured bits of sugar or chocolate that bakers scatter over cake
彩糖粒
撒在甜點上裝飾的彩色糖或巧克力小粒
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.
派對前，這對雙胞胎在香草杯子蛋糕上撒滿了鮮豔的彩色糖粒。
sprinkles as a plural countable candy topping
Yuki added pink sprinkles and a cherry to the top of each ice cream sundae.
Yuki 在每份冰淇淋聖代上加了粉紅色糖粒和一顆櫻桃。
Chocolate sprinkles melted slightly on the warm doughnuts at the school bake sale.
在學校的烘焙義賣上，巧克力米在溫熱的甜甜圈上稍微融化了。
Quinn decorated the holiday cookies with tiny silver sprinkles shaped like little stars.
Quinn 用小星星形狀的銀色糖粒裝飾節慶餅乾。
- 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.
小陣雨
短暫而輕微的降雨或降雪
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.
遊行時只下了一陣很小的雨，所以沒有人撐傘。
a sprinkle of rain for a short, light shower
A sprinkle of snow dusted the hilltop overnight but had melted by midday.
一場小雪在夜裡薄薄覆蓋了山頂，但到中午就融化了。
After a brief sprinkle, the clouds cleared and the afternoon turned warm and bright.
一陣短暫的小雨過後，雲散開了，下午變得溫暖又明亮。
The forecast promised only a sprinkle or two before the evening match in Madrid.
氣象預報說，馬德里的傍晚比賽前只會下一兩陣小雨。
- 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
薄薄一層
把東西少量撒開形成的薄層或動作
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.
薄薄撒上的一層麵粉，讓新鮮的麵團不會黏在木板上。
a sprinkling of + noun for a thin, even covering
The cook finished the dish with a quick sprinkling of black pepper and salt.
廚師最後在這道菜上快速撒了一點黑胡椒和鹽。
A sprinkling of cinnamon gave the warm apple cake a rich autumn smell.
撒上的少許肉桂，讓溫熱的蘋果蛋糕散發出濃濃的秋天氣味。
Bao added a final sprinkling of sesame seeds over the steamed rice bowl.
Bao 最後在蒸好的米飯上撒了一層芝麻。
- 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.