1
- with obj. and adverbial scatter or pour small drops or particles of a substance over (an object or surface)洒在…上：
I sprinkled the floor with water.
我用水洒地。
1.1
- scatter or pour (small drops or particles of a substance) over an object or surface洒（液滴）; 撒（颗粒）：
sprinkle sesame seeds over the top.
在上面撒芝麻。
1.2
- figurative distribute or disperse something randomly or irregularly throughout (something)〈喻〉随意点缀; 在…中随意穿插：
he sprinkled his conversation with quotations.
他谈话时随意引用了一些别人的话。
1.3
- figurative place or attach (a number of things) at irregularly spaced intervals〈喻〉让…星星点点地分布（于）：
a dress with little daisies sprinkled all over it.
缀满小菊花的一件连衣裙。
2
- no obj.（it sprinkles, it is sprinkling等 ）N. Amer. rain very lightly〈北美〉下稀疏小雨：
it began to sprinkle.
点点滴滴下起雨来。
1
- a small quantity or amount of something scattered over an object or surface稀稀拉拉（或稀疏）的东西：
a generous sprinkle of pepper
稀稀拉拉地撒上大量的胡椒
figurative〈喻〉fiction with a sprinkle of fact.
含有少量事实的小说作品。
2
- in sing. N. Amer. a light rain〈北美〉稀疏小雨。
3
sprinkles
chiefly N. Amer. tiny sugar shapes, typically strands and balls, used for decorating cakes and desserts〈主北美〉（撒在糕点和甜点上面作装饰用的）糖屑（多为条形或圆粒状）。
词源
late Middle English: perhaps from Middle Dutch sprenkelen.