drizzle
verb- [intransitive]
when it is drizzling, it is raining lightly 下毛毛雨;下蒙蒙细雨 It was drizzling outside. 外面下着毛毛细雨。 When they left it was beginning to drizzle. 他们离开时,天开始下毛毛雨了。
- [transitive] drizzle something (over something)
to pour a small amount of liquid over the surface of something synonym dribble(毛毛雨似的)洒落 Drizzle the lemon juice over the fish. 将柠檬汁洒在鱼上。
Word Originmid 16th cent.: probably based on Old English drēosan ‘to fall’, of Germanic origin; probably related to dreary.