sprinkler
sprinkler — 名詞
- sprinklersingular
- sprinklersplural
1. a device that is fixed to a building's ceiling and sprays water when it gets too
消防灑水器
天花板偵測火災時自動噴水的裝置
a device that is fixed to a building's ceiling and sprays water when it gets too hot, used to help put out fires or stop them from spreading
When smoke filled the kitchen, the ceiling sprinkler went off and sprayed water everywhere.
當廚房充滿濃煙時，天花板上的消防灑水器啟動了，到處噴水。
sprinkler + go off (automatic activation)
The new apartment building has sprinklers in every room, as required by local safety laws.
這棟新公寓大樓按照當地安全法規，每個房間都裝了消防灑水器。
Adina checked the sprinkler system in her office before the annual fire inspection.
Adina 在年度消防檢查前檢查了辦公室的灑水系統。
Tara's hotel room had a sprinkler that activated automatically when the smoke alarm sounded.
Tara 的飯店房間裝了一個消防灑水器，當煙霧警報器響時會自動啟動。
A broken sprinkler in the storage room caused water damage to the boxes below it.
儲藏室裡一個故障的消防灑水器導致下方的紙箱受潮損壞。
- fire sprinkler
more specific term that clearly distinguishes from garden use
- sprinkler head
refers specifically to the visible part on the ceiling, not the whole system
用法筆記
Often used in compound forms: 'sprinkler system' refers to the whole network of pipes and sprinkler heads in a building. The phrase 'sprinkler goes off' is the most common way to describe automatic activation.
2. a tool with small openings that sprays water onto grass or plants when you conne
澆水器
接在軟管上噴水澆灌植物或草坪的裝置
a tool with small openings that sprays water onto grass or plants when you connect it to a hose
Nora set up the garden sprinkler to water the tomato plants before breakfast.
Nora 在早餐前架好花園澆水器，讓番茄植株喝足水分。
set up the garden sprinkler + water plants
The children played in the sprinkler on the lawn all afternoon to cool down.
孩子們整個下午都在草坪上的澆水器旁跑來跑去玩水消暑。
play in the sprinkler (children's summer activity)
Yuki connected the sprinkler to the hose and placed it near the flower beds.
Yuki 把澆水器接上水管，放在花圃旁邊。
Eleni forgot to move the sprinkler, so the path got wet instead of the grass.
Eleni 忘記移動澆水器，結果小路被噴濕了，草地反而沒澆到。
This oscillating sprinkler can cover a large area of the lawn in just one hour.
這款擺動式澆水器只要一小時就能澆灌大面積的草坪。
- lawn sprinkler
specifically for watering grass, not flower beds or vegetable patches
- watering sprinkler
less common but makes the garden use explicit
用法筆記
A garden sprinkler is usually attached to a hose and placed on the lawn or among plants. A common childhood memory in many countries is playing or running through a sprinkler on a hot day.
常見錯誤
sprinkler — 動詞
- sprinklerpresent simple I / you / we / they
- sprinklers3rd person singular
- sprinklering-ing form
- sprinkleredpast simple
1. to put a fire sprinkler system into a building or part of a building
裝設灑水設備
在建築物內裝置自動消防灑水設備
to put a fire sprinkler system into a building or part of a building
After a surprise fire inspection, Kwame's landlord decided to sprinkler the entire office block.
在突擊消防檢查之後，Kwame 的房東決定為整棟辦公大樓安裝消防灑水系統。
decide + to + sprinkler (decision after inspection)
The Millbrook school board now requires every new classroom wing to be sprinklered.
Millbrook 學區現在要求每一棟新建的教學樓都必須安裝消防灑水系統。
must be + sprinklered (passive with modal)
During the hotel renovation, Rania's firm sprinklered all guest-room floors and the lobby.
在飯店翻修期間，Rania 的公司為所有客房樓層和大廳安裝了消防灑水系統。
Mark's construction crew will sprinkler the warehouse before the insurance inspection next week.
Mark 的施工團隊將在下一週的保險檢查前為倉庫安裝消防灑水系統。
- fit with sprinklers
more common in everyday speech; 'The building was fitted with sprinklers'
- install a sprinkler system in
the full phrasal expression; clearer than the single verb
文法句型
sprinkler + building/room
用法筆記
This verb is rare and used mainly in construction or property management. The more common way to express the idea is 'install a sprinkler system in' rather than using 'sprinkler' as a verb.