1 [U] liquid in very small drops that is sent through the air 飞沫;水花:
clouds of spray from the waves浪花的飞沫
2 [C,U] liquid in a special container (an aerosol) that is forced out under pressure when you push a button 喷雾剂:
hairspray喷发剂☞picture at container 见container插图
spray²
/spreɪ ||; spre/verb
[I,T] (used about a liquid) to be forced out of a container or sent through the air in very small drops ; to send a liquid out in this way (指液体)(使)成雾状喷出 ·
The crops are regularly sprayed with pesticide.庄稼定期喷洒杀虫剂。
spray1/spre; spreI/v 1 [T] to force liquid out of a container in a stream of very small drops 喷﹐喷洒: spray sb/sth with sth She sprayed herself with perfume before going to the party. 去参加派对前她喷了些香水。spray sth on/onto/over sth Farmers were spraying chemicals onto crops. 农民们正在给庄稼喷洒化学品。see picture at见 SQUIRT 图2 [I] to scatter in small pieces or drops through the air 飞溅﹐飞散: The glass shattered and sprayed everywhere. 玻璃杯打得粉碎﹐碎片四处飞溅。
spray2n [C,U] very small drops of liquid floating in the air 水雾﹔喷雾状液体: spray blowing off the sea 从海上吹起的水雾hair spray 喷发定型剂
sprayspraysprays1noun (no plural)1liquid in very small drops that flies through the air: spray from the sea2liquid in a container that comes out in very small drops when you press a button: a can of hairspraysprayspraysprayssprayedspraying2verb (sprays, spraying, sprayed)to make very small drops of liquid fall on something: Somebody has sprayed paint on my car.