vt. & vi.喷throw or force out in very small drops on face, person, field of crops

　～ with water　用水喷

　Water sprayed out all over me.　水喷出来浇了我一身。
　He is spraying insecticide.　他在喷杀虫剂。

 ♣ spray on　(v.+prep.)
　把…喷在…上　scatter (liquid) on (sth) in fine drops produced under pressure
　A passing car sprayed mud on our clothes.　一辆过路汽车把泥溅在我们的衣服上。
 ♣ spray with　(v.+prep.)
　用…喷在…上　cover (sth/sb) with a fine scattering of (a liquid) produced under pressure
　He sprayed the furniture with paint yesterday.　他昨天已给家具喷完漆了。
　The front of the house had been sprayed with white paint.　房子的正面已喷上了白漆。

1. U C 浪花，飞沫　water in very small drops blown from the sea, a waterfall, a wet road surface, etc.
2. C 喷雾　liquid to be sprayed out under pressure

　throw ～　喷出水花
　the blinding ～　炫目的水花
　the ～ of a waterfall　瀑布的水花

　We were wet with the sea spray.　我们被海水的浪花溅湿。
　The liquid came out of the bottle in a spray.　液体从瓶子里喷出。

 ♣ spray, bough, branch, shoot, twig
　参见branch条。

　spray　还可作“带花的小枝，枝状饰物”解。例如：
　She has a spray of diamonds.　她有一个镶钻石的枝状饰物。

　［同义词］ v. & n. spatter, splash