[with obj.]moisten by sprinkling with water, especially in brewing (尤指在酿酒时)喷洒水
noun
[mass noun]the action of sprinkling or splashing 喷雾;喷射 ■[count noun]a spray of hot water, especially water sprinkled over malt when brewing (尤指在酿酒时喷在麦芽上的)喷射热水
派生 sparger noun 语源
late 16th cent. (as a verb in the sense 'sprinkle (water) about'): apparently from Latin spargere 'to sprinkle'. The current senses date from the early 19th cent