sprig

英 [sprɪɡ]

美 [sprɪɡ]

n.  (烹饪或装饰用)带叶小枝
v.  用小枝装饰; 加小枝花样; 用钉子钉; 使草蔓生; 钉扁头钉

复数：sprigs　过去式：sprigged　现在分词：sprigging　

GRE

Collins.1 / BNC.20030 / COCA.10342

牛津词典

noun

• （烹饪或装饰用）带叶小枝
  a small stem with leaves on it from a plant or bush, used in cooking or as a decoration
  1. a sprig of parsley/holly/heather
     一小枝欧芹 / 冬青 / 帚石楠

柯林斯词典

• (尤指烹饪或装饰用的)带叶小枝
  Asprigis a small stem with leaves on it which has been picked from a bush or plant, especially so that it can be used in cooking or as a decoration.

英英释义

noun

• an ornament that resembles a spray of leaves or flowers
• a small branch or division of a branch (especially a terminal division)
  Synonym:branchlettwig

双语例句

• It must still be on top of the stove at that time, dreaming that it would wake up with a sprig of heliotrope between its teeth.
  那时，它一定还在炉子顶上，梦想着它能够叼着一小枝向日葵醒来。
• He wore a sprig of lilac in his buttonhole.
  他在他的钮扣上戴著一个紫丁香的小花枝。
• He wore a sprig of lilac in his button hole.
  他在钮孔上面插了一小枝丁香。
• And the number of plants sprig showed a best performance under adequate irrigation, which existed a significant differences between other processings.
  在充足灌溉下的植株小枝数表现最好，且与其它处理间差异极显著。控水持续时间对小枝数的影响表现为7d21d14d。
• There were the towering lilac bushes, so laden with the huge flower clusters. Carefully, the young woman chose a sprig here, another one there.
  那里有高耸的丁香花，上面开满了硕大的串串花束。年轻女人小心翼翼地从这儿摘一枝，在那儿挑一束。
• Garnish with a parsley sprig and enjoy with a glass of red.
  用欧芹装饰，再配一杯红葡萄酒。
• To this the BBC replied," place a sprig of spaghetti in a tin of tomato sauce and hope for the best. "
  对于这个问题，BBC回答说，“把一小支意大利面放在番茄酱的罐子里，并满怀希望。”
• A child wrapped in a blanket sits propped up in a large wicker chair, toying with a sprig.
  裹着一条毯子的一个小孩靠着一把大柳条椅坐着，手里玩着一个小树枝。
• This year, I polished the silver, lit the candles, made sure a sprig of holly was carefully tacked above every window;
  今年，我把银器擦亮，点燃了蜡烛，确定每个窗户都订上了冬青树的树枝；
• We went to the cemetery with my daughter and found a sprig of acacia on the grave.
  我和女儿去墓地的时候发现墓前放着一段小树枝和一朵金合欢。