spray, bough, branch, shoot, twig
这组词都有“树枝”的意思。它们的区别是：
1.branch为树枝的统称; twig指大树枝的细枝、嫩枝; shoot指植物的芽、嫩枝、新梢、苗; spray尤指有叶有花的树枝、花枝。
2.branch不分大小粗细; bough比较大; shoot最幼小; spray比shoot稍大、稍长一点。
He broke off a branch.
他折断了一根树枝。
They built their small shelter with boughs.
他们用大树枝搭起他们的小掩蔽处。
A few tender shoots of green had started to appear.
几颗绿色的嫩芽开始出现了。
Dry twigs are good to start a fire with.
干燥的细树枝用来生火很好。
A cloud of fine spray came up from the waterfall.
飞瀑溅起一片水雾。
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The rope whipped clear of the water, throwing up a spray of droplets.
绳子猛地甩过水面，带起一片水珠。
柯林斯例句
The army lorries were sprayed with machine gun fire from guerrillas in the woods.
部队的运货卡车遭到了树林中游击队机关枪的扫射。
柯林斯例句
The bare metal was sprayed with several coats of primer.
裸露的金属上被喷上了几层底漆。
辞典例句
Confine the use of insecticides to the evening and do not spray plants that are in flower...
只在晚间使用杀虫剂，而且不要对正在开花的植物喷药。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
Two inmates hurled slates at prison officers spraying them with a hose...
两名囚犯朝着用水管向他们喷水的狱警们扔石板瓦。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
...a small spray of freesias.
一小簇小苍兰
柯林斯高阶英语词典
a new hair styling spray
一种新的定型喷发剂
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A sprayer hooked to a tractor can spray five gallons onto ten acres...
用拖拉机牵引的喷雾器可以将 5 加仑药水喷洒在 10 英亩田地上。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
(figurative)a spray of machine-gun bullets
一阵雨点般的机枪扫射
牛津词典
a throat spray
喉头喷雾器
牛津词典
She's had the car sprayed blue.
她让人把汽车喷成了蓝色。
牛津词典
...a can of insect spray.
一罐喷雾杀虫剂
柯林斯高阶英语词典
Champagne sprayed everywhere.
香槟酒喷得到处都是。
牛津词典
I gave the plants a quick spray.
我给这些花草略微喷了喷水。
牛津词典
He doesn't spray against pests or diseases...
他并不喷药防虫祛病。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
sea spray
海上的浪花
牛津词典
The intensity of the blaze shattered windows, spraying glass on the streets below...
熊熊烈火灼裂了玻璃窗，碎玻璃飞溅到了下面的街道上。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
Gunmen sprayed the crowd with bullets.
持枪歹徒向人群开枪扫射。
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...hair spray.
喷发胶
柯林斯高阶英语词典
A shower of mustard seeds sprayed into the air and fell into the grass...
许多芥子撒向空中，然后落进了草丛里。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
The crops are regularly sprayed with pesticide.
庄稼定期喷洒杀虫剂。
牛津词典
The gunman sprayed the building with bullets.
持枪歹徒向那座房子扫射。
牛津词典
a spray of orchids
一簇兰花
牛津词典
a can of insect spray (= used to kill insects)
一罐喷雾杀虫剂
牛津词典
The moon was casting a rainbow through the spray from the waterfall...
月亮在瀑布溅起的水雾上照出了一道彩虹。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
He ran to the top of the building spraying bullets into shoppers below...
他跑到楼顶上，向下面的购物人群开枪扫射。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
body spray
喷雾香水
牛津词典
Pieces of glass sprayed all over the room.
屋里到处落满了玻璃碎片。
牛津词典
Spray the conditioner onto your wet hair.
往你的湿头发上喷些护发素。
牛津词典
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