5、…… he said , ‘’ grabs a half-gallon jug of water and runs along the front platform , sprinkling its contents over the first rows of sweltering listeners …… ‘’
(1)grab : to seize suddenly , eagerly , or roughly ; snstch 急抓,夺取。
如: He jumped up from the table , grabbed his hat and ran out of the door .
他从桌子旁跳了起来,抓起自己的帽子,奔出门去。
另外,grab后面可以跟其他名词或名词短语。
如:
grab a shower快速冲了澡,
grab a sandwich,胡乱吃了一个三明治,
grab a taxi 赶搭出租车。
有时,还可以作不及物动词。
如:
He grabbed at the opportunity of going abroad . 他设法抓住这次出国的机会
(2)sprinkle : to scatter drops or particles of water , powder or the like on 洒液体,撒粉末等(于……上)。
如:
They sprinkled ashes on the icy sidewalk .他们在积水溜滑的人行道上撒了灰。
We sprinkle the lawn every day .我们每天给草坪洒水。
以‘’ sprinkling ‘’引导的短语是动词的 ‘’ - ing ‘’ 形式作伴随状语。
再如:
They stood there , watching the basketball .他们站在那里,观看篮球比赛。