sprig

• n. 小枝；图钉；年青人；子孙
• vt. 用钉子钉上；用小树枝装饰；使蔓生

词源不确定，可能最终来自 PIE*sper,播撒，播种，词源同 spread,sprout.引申词义小树枝。

sprig (n.)

"shoot, twig or spray of a plant, shrub," c. 1400, probably related to Old English spræc "shoot, twig," of obscure origin.

1. a sprig of holly

冬青树枝

来自《权威词典》

2. I decorated the fruit salad with a sprig of mint.

我用小薄荷枝装点水果色拉。

来自《权威词典》

3. He wore a sprig of lilac in his button hole.

他在钮孔上面插了一小枝丁香.

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

4. The next day there was a sprig drizzle.

第二天,春雨竟滴滴淅淅地落着.

来自汉英文学 - 中国现代小说

5. 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.

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