spray 1 S3 / spreɪ / 动词

1 [及物动词] to force liquid out of a container so that it comes out in a stream of very small drops and covers an area → squirt

spray somebody/something with something

She sprayed herself with perfume.

spray something on/onto/over something

Someone had sprayed blue paint over his car.

Vandals had sprayed graffiti on the walls.

spray crops/plants etc (= cover them with liquid to protect them from insects or disease )

The fruit is sprayed every four weeks.

2 [ intransitive always + 副词 / 介词 ] if liquids or small bits spray somewhere, they are quickly scattered through the air

spray from

Champagne sprayed from the bottle.

3 spray somebody/something with bullets to shoot a lot of bullets towards a person or place very quickly :

Gunmen sprayed the crowd with bullets.