spray; sprinkle; scatter
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesverb
to spray; to sprinkle; to scatter (a powder, particles, or liquid)
Often implies using force to disperse something into the air, typically for purposes like watering, disinfecting, applying pesticides, or spreading seeds.
Gōng工
rén人
men们
zhèng正
zài在
pēn喷
sǎ洒
nóng农
yào药
。
The workers are spraying pesticides.
Měi每
tiān天
zǎo早
shang上
，
sǎ洒
shuǐ水
chē车
huì会
zài在
jiē街
shang上
pēn喷
sǎ洒
shuǐ水
wù雾
。
Every morning, the sprinkler truck sprays water mist on the streets.
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Qǐng请
jūn均
yún匀
de地
pēn喷
sǎ洒
zhè这
zhǒng种
xiāo消
dú毒
jì剂
。
Please spray this disinfectant evenly.
Tā他
bǎ把
chú除
cǎo草
jì剂
pēn喷
sǎ洒
zài在
huā花
yuán园
de的
zá杂
cǎo草
shang上
。
He sprayed the herbicide on the weeds in the garden.
Nóng农
yè业
fēi飞
jī机
zài在
kōng空
zhōng中
pēn喷
sǎ洒
zhǒng种
zi子
。
The crop duster scatters seeds from the air.