sprinkles
sprinkles — 名詞
1. colourful sugar or chocolate fragments that bakers and cooks place onto sweet fo
彩色糖粒
裝飾蛋糕、冰淇淋的彩色糖或巧克力小顆粒
colourful sugar or chocolate fragments that bakers and cooks place onto sweet foods such as cakes, cupcakes, and ice cream as a decoration.
Sofia put a handful of rainbow sprinkles on her cupcake before the icing dried.
Sofia 在糖霜乾掉之前，撒了一把彩虹糖粒在她的杯子蛋糕上。
rainbow sprinkles — different colour types
The bakery uses chocolate sprinkles on their signature donuts every morning.
那家烘焙店每天早上都會在招牌甜甜圈上撒巧克力糖粒。
chocolate sprinkles — common flavour type
For Mei's birthday, Wei decorated the cake with green and gold sprinkles.
為了 Mei 的生日，Wei 用綠色和金色的彩色糖粒裝飾了蛋糕。
The children giggled as they poured colourful sprinkles onto their ice cream sundaes.
孩子們一邊笑，一邊把五顏六色的糖粒倒在他們的冰淇淋聖代上。
Aunt Rosa bought a new jar of sprinkles to make the holiday cookies look more festive.
Rosa 阿姨買了一罐新的彩色糖粒，要讓聖誕餅乾看起來更有節日氣氛。
- jimmies
American English term, especially for chocolate sprinkles used on ice cream
- hundreds and thousands
British English term for very small round sprinkles
用法筆記
Usually used in the plural form. As an uncountable noun it is rare but possible: 'a packet of sprinkle' is less common than 'a packet of sprinkles.'
常見錯誤
2. a short period of very light rain or snow that starts and ends quickly and is no
小雨；小雪
短暫且微量的降雨或降雪
a short period of very light rain or snow that starts and ends quickly and is not heavy at all.
We felt a few sprinkles of rain as we ran from the car to the restaurant door.
我們從車上跑到餐廳門口時，感受到了幾滴小雨。
sprinkles of rain — light rain pattern
The weather forecast said there might be some sprinkles in the afternoon, but no heavy rain.
氣象預報說下午可能會下點小雨，但不會有豪雨。
Kenji looked up and felt cold sprinkles of snow on his cheeks during the walk home.
Kenji 抬起頭，在走回家的路上感受到冰冷的小雪飄落在臉頰上。
The morning sprinkles stopped just in time for the outdoor wedding ceremony.
早上的陣陣小雨正好在戶外婚禮開始前停了下來。
Those are just sprinkles — you do not need an umbrella for that little rain.
那只是零星小雨——下那麼一點雨不需要帶傘。
- drizzle
slightly heavier and more continuous than sprinkles
- light shower
a short period of light rain, similar in intensity
- downpour
heavy, sudden rain — the opposite in intensity
用法筆記
This sense is always plural. It describes a fall that is noticeably lighter than a 'shower' and much lighter than 'rain.' Often used to reassure someone that the precipitation is not serious.
常見錯誤
sprinkles — 動詞
- sprinklespresent simple I / you / we / they
- sprinkleses3rd person singular
- sprinklesing-ing form
- sprinklesedpast simple
1. to let small amounts of something — such as grains of salt, grated cheese, or dr
撒；灑
將碎粒或液體輕撒在表面上
to let small amounts of something — such as grains of salt, grated cheese, or drops of water — fall in a light, loose way onto a surface, especially when preparing food.
Diego sprinkled some grated cheese over the pasta before putting it in the oven.
Diego 在把義大利麵放進烤箱之前，在上面撒了一些磨碎的起司。
sprinkle + [food] + over + [food] — cooking pattern
The recipe says to sprinkle the top of the bread with sesame seeds before baking.
食譜上說要在烘烤之前在麵包表面撒上芝麻。
sprinkle + [surface] + with + [substance]
Olivia sprinkled a pinch of salt into the pot of boiling water for the spaghetti.
Olivia 往煮義大利麵的滾水鍋裡撒了一小撮鹽。
Every morning the gardener sprinkles water over the flower beds near the front gate.
每天早上，園丁都會在大門附近的花圃上灑水。
Lena sprinkled cinnamon powder on her hot chocolate and stirred it with a spoon.
Lena 在熱巧克力上撒了肉桂粉，然後用湯匙攪拌均勻。
- scatter
more general; can be larger or heavier amounts, not necessarily in small pieces
- dust
suggests a very fine, light layer like flour or powdered sugar
- sprinkle lightly with
emphasises a small amount
文法句型
sprinkle + noun (the substance) + on/over + noun (the surface)
sprinkle + noun (the surface) + with + noun (the substance)
用法筆記
The verb can take two different object patterns. Pattern A names the substance first (sprinkle sugar on the cake). Pattern B names the surface first (sprinkle the cake with sugar). Both are equally common.
常見錯誤
2. to place or distribute a number of things at intervals across an area or through
點綴
將物品零星分布在各處
to place or distribute a number of things at intervals across an area or throughout a space, giving the impression that the area is dotted or decorated with them.
The night sky was sprinkled with stars that shone brightly over the sleeping village.
夜空點綴著繁星，在沉睡的村莊上方閃閃發光。
passive: be sprinkled with + [stars/objects]
Small cafes and bookshops are sprinkled throughout the old part of the city.
老城區各處散布著小型咖啡館和書店。
The valley is sprinkled with tiny wildflowers in early spring each year.
每年春天，山谷裡都點綴著細小的野花。
Throughout his speech, the comedian sprinkled jokes that kept the audience laughing.
那位喜劇演員在整場演講中穿插了許多笑話，讓觀眾笑聲不斷。
The garden path was sprinkled with small white pebbles that glittered in the sunlight.
花園小徑上點綴著白色小卵石，在陽光下閃閃發光。
- concentrate
to bring together in one place — opposite of scattering across
文法句型
be sprinkled with + noun (things distributed)
sprinkle + noun (things) + across/throughout + noun (area)
用法筆記
Frequently used in the passive voice. The subject is typically a large area, surface, or container (the sky, the garden, the speech). This sense extends metaphorically to abstract things like jokes or references.
常見錯誤
3. to make the surface of something slightly wet or damp by applying a small amount
灑
灑少量液體使物體表面略為潮濕
to make the surface of something slightly wet or damp by applying a small amount of liquid, so that it feels cool, becomes easier to handle, or stays fresh.
Before rolling out the dough, Nari sprinkled the countertop with water to stop it from sticking.
Nari 在擀麵團之前，先在流理檯上灑了水以防沾黏。
sprinkle + [surface] + with + [liquid] — dampening result
Before ironing the shirt, Tariq sprinkled it with a little water to remove the wrinkles.
Tariq 在燙襯衫之前，在上面灑了一點水來去除皺摺。
Hana sprinkled her face with cool water after a long walk in the summer heat.
Hana 在夏天炎熱的長途步行後，往臉上灑了些涼水。
The baker sprinkled the pastry dough with milk to make the crust turn golden brown.
麵包師在酥皮麵團上灑了牛奶，讓外皮烤成金黃色。
Ahmed sprinkled a few drops of lavender oil on his pillow before going to sleep.
Ahmed 在睡前往枕頭上灑了幾滴薰衣草油。
文法句型
sprinkle + noun (object) + with + noun (liquid)
sprinkle + noun (liquid) + on + noun (object)
用法筆記
The purpose here is always to make the surface damp — to stop sticking, remove wrinkles, cool down, or help browning. If you can replace 'sprinkle' with 'scatter' without changing the meaning, you are in sense 1, not sense 3. This sense only works with thin liquids (water, milk, oil); sense 1 works with dry particles (salt, cheese, seeds) too.
4. if rain sprinkles, it falls in very light, scattered drops — not enough to get y
下小雨
以極輕微稀疏的方式降雨
if rain sprinkles, it falls in very light, scattered drops — not enough to get you truly wet, but enough to notice.
It started to sprinkle just as we reached the park, so we moved under a big tree.
我們剛到公園就開始下起小雨，所以我們躲到了一棵大樹下。
it + sprinkle — weather pattern
The sky stayed grey and it sprinkled on and off throughout the whole afternoon.
天空一直灰濛濛的，整個下午都斷斷續續地下著小雨。
Is it raining hard out there? No, just sprinkling — you do not need a raincoat.
外面雨下得大嗎？沒有，只是飄點小雨——你不需要穿雨衣。
It had been sprinkling all morning, leaving the streets wet but not flooded at all.
整個早上都在下小雨，街上濕濕的但完全沒有積水。
The weather report said it would sprinkle in the evening, so Wei grabbed a small umbrella.
氣象報告說傍晚會下小雨，所以 Wei 拿了一把小傘。
- pour
to rain heavily
- bucket down
informal phrase meaning to rain very hard
文法句型
it sprinkles
it is sprinkling
it sprinkled
用法筆記
Used only with the impersonal subject 'it' — the same structure as 'it rains' or 'it snows.' This describes the lightest form of rain, lighter than 'drizzle.' Cannot be used with a person as subject.