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| 1 | I/T if you spray a liquid , or it sprays, it is forced out of a container through an opening into the air 喷 |
| The fountain’ s cool water sprayed upwards with a pleasant hiss. 喷泉清凉的水带着轻快的嘶嘶声向上喷射着。 |
| Mansell stood on the podium and sprayed champagne into the air. 曼塞尔站在台上把香槟喷向空中。 |
| spray sb/sth with sth I caught the kids next door spraying my dog with cold water! 我当场捉到隔壁的孩子用冷水喷我的狗。 |
| spray sth on/onto/over sth The chemical is sprayed onto the roof to weatherproof it. 屋顶喷了这种化学制品以防水。 |
| | 1a | to spray crops or a large area of land with a chemical to kill insects 喷洒，喷涂（农药） | | Health officials have sprayed the areas where the virus was active. 卫生官员已经在病毒猖獗的地区喷洒了药物。 | | Farmers have to apply for permits to spray from the air. 农民在申请得到许可后才能从空中喷洒农药。 | | +for They’ re spraying for mosquitoes this weekend. 这个周末他们要喷洒灭蚊药。 | |
| | 1b | to paint a car by spraying paint on it 给（汽车）喷漆 | |
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| 2 | T to shoot a large number of bullets at something , covering a wide area 扫射 |
| spray sb/sth with sth The men sprayed the vehicle with automatic gunfire. 那个人用自动火力扫射该车。 |
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| 3 | I/T if a cat sprays a particular area , it urinates in many places around the area to show other cats that it lives there （猫）为划定区域而（在某个地区周围）小便 |
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