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sprinkling /spr'ɪŋklɪŋ/ /spr'ɪŋkəlɪŋ/ 共發現 4 筆關於 [Sprinkling] 的資料 (解釋內文之英文單字均可再點入查詢)
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sprinkling 撒;灑;灑水;噴霧 資料來源(2): Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]
Sprinkling \Sprin"kling\, n. 1. The act of one who, or that which, sprinkles. Baptism may well enough be performed by sprinkling or effusion of water. --Ayliffe. 2. A small quantity falling in distinct drops or particles; as, a sprinkling of rain or snow. 3. Hence, a moderate number or quantity distributed like drops. --Craik. 資料來源(3): Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]
Sprinkle \Sprin"kle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sprinkled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sprinkling}.] [OE. sprenkelen, freq. of sprengen to sprinkle, to scatter, AS. sprengan, properly, to make to spring, causative of springan to spring; akin to D. sprenkelen to sprinkle, G. sprengen. See {Spring}, v. i., and cf. {Sprent}.] 1. To scatter in small drops or particles, as water, seed, etc. 2. To scatter on; to disperse something over in small drops or particles; to besprinkle; as, to sprinkle the earth with water; to sprinkle a floor with sand. 3. To baptize by the application of a few drops, or a small quantity, of water; hence, to cleanse; to purify. Having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience. --Heb. x. 22. 資料來源(4): WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]
sprinkling n 1: a small number dispersed haphazardly; "the first scatterings of green" [syn: {scattering}] 2: a light shower that falls in some locations and not others nearby [syn: {scattering}, {sprinkle}] 3: the act of sprinkling water in baptism (rare) [syn: {aspersion}] 4: the act of sprinkling or splashing water; "baptized with a sprinkling of holy water"; "a sparge of warm water over the malt" [syn: {sprinkle}, {sparge}]