spritz

IPA/sprɪts/
IPA/sprɪts/

spritz — 動詞

  • spritzpresent simple I / you / we / they
  • spritzeshe / she / it
  • spritzedpast simple
  • spritzing-ing form

1. to press the pump or nozzle of a container so that a fine mist of liquid comes o

1.動詞及物 / 不及物B1
釋義

噴灑

按壓容器噴出細小液滴

to press the pump or nozzle of a container so that a fine mist of liquid comes out through the air and settles onto a surface

例句

Hugo spritzed a little perfume on his collar before heading out for dinner.

Hugo 在出門吃晚餐前,往衣領上噴了一點香水。

collocation: spritz + perfume + on + clothing

Before ironing the shirt, Léa spritzed it with water from a spray bottle.

在燙襯衫之前,Léa 用噴霧瓶把衣服噴濕。

pattern: spritz + object + with + liquid

同義詞
  • spray

    more general term for sending out liquid in droplets; 'spritz' suggests a finer, more controlled mist

  • mist

    verb form is less common; 'mist' usually implies very fine, almost invisible droplets

  • squirt

    suggests a thicker, stronger stream than a spritz

文法句型

spritz + liquid + on/onto + surface

spritz + surface + with + liquid

spritz + liquid + over + food

用法筆記

The object of the verb can be either the liquid being sprayed ('spritz water onto the plants') or the surface receiving the spray ('spritz the plants with water'). Both patterns are common.

常見錯誤

He sprits the plant with water.
He spritzes the plant with water.
💡The third-person singular form is 'spritzes', not 'sprits'.
She spritzed the pan with oil using a spray can.
She spritzed oil onto the pan.
💡When the liquid is the focus, use 'spritz + liquid + onto + surface' rather than 'spritz + surface + with + tool'.

spritz — 名詞