spray

1. N-VAR Spray is a lot of small drops of water which are being thrown into the air. 水雾

The moon was casting a rainbow through the spray from the waterfall. 月亮在瀑布溅起的水雾中映出了一道彩虹。

2. N-MASS A spray is a liquid kept under pressure in a can or other container, which you can force out in very small drops. 喷剂

...hair spray. …头发喷剂

3. V-T/V-I If you spray a liquid somewhere or if it sprays somewhere, drops of the liquid cover a place or shower someone. 喷 (液体); (液体) 喷出

A sprayer hooked to a tractor can spray five gallons onto ten acres. 挂在拖拉机上的喷雾器用五加仑液量能喷洒十英亩地。

Inmates threw bricks at prison officers who were spraying them with a hose. 囚犯们朝那些用水管向他们喷水的狱警们抛掷砖头。

4. V-T/V-I If a lot of small things spray somewhere or if something sprays them, they are scattered somewhere with a lot of force. 使溅出; 溅出

A shower of mustard seeds sprayed into the air and fell into the grass. 许多芥籽溅到空中，然后掉进草地里。

The intensity of the blaze shattered windows, spraying glass on the streets below. 熊熊烈焰烧碎了窗户，玻璃碎片飞溅到了下面的街道上。

5. V-T If someone sprays bullets somewhere, they fire a lot of bullets at a group of people or things. 扫射

He ran to the top of the building, spraying bullets into shoppers below. 他冲向楼顶，向下面的购物者扫射。

6. V-T If something is sprayed, it is painted using paint kept under pressure in a container. 喷漆[usu passive]

The bare metal was sprayed with several coats of primer. 裸露的金属被喷了几层底漆。

7. V-T/V-I When someone sprays against insects, they cover plants or crops with a chemical which prevents insects from feeding on them. 给 (作物等) 喷药; 喷药

He doesn't spray against pests or diseases. 他没有喷农药来防治害虫或疾病。

Confine the use of insecticides to the evening and do not spray plants that are in flower. 只限晚间使用杀虫剂，并且不要对花期植物喷药。

8. N-COUNT A spray is a piece of equipment for spraying water or another liquid, especially over growing plants. 喷雾器

Farmers can use the spray to kill weeds without harming the soy crop. 农民们能用喷雾器来除草而不伤大豆作物。

9. N a small decorative bouquet or corsage of flowers and foliage (用作装饰的)花枝束