Sprig



GRE

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n.嫩枝, 小枝
• ［英］ n.嫩枝, 小枝 ( a small shoot;twig)
• ［记］ 和spring ( 春天) 一起记, 春天出现嫩枝
• ［例］ a sprig of holly ( 一根冬青枝)

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: Middle English sprigge
• Date: 14th century
• 1.
  • a. a small shoot ; twig <a sprig of parsley>
  • b. a small division of grass used for propagation
• 2.
  • a. heir
  • b. youth
  • c. a small specimen
• 3. an ornament resembling a sprig, stemmed flower, or leaf
• 4. a small headless nail ; brad

II. transitive verb (sprigged; sprigging)

• Date: 1713
• 1. to drive sprigs or brads into
• 2. to mark or adorn with the representation of plant sprigs
• 3. to propagate (a grass) by means of stolons or small divisions

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