sprinkling
noun [ C usually singular ] uk/ˈsprɪŋ.kəl.ɪŋ/ us/ˈsprɪŋ.kəl.ɪŋ/
少量（洒或撒下的东西）;零星喷洒（或撒下）的东西
small pieces or drops of something that are dropped over a surface
Top each bowl with a generous sprinkling of fresh mint. 给每个碗里都多撒点新鲜薄荷。
figurative The audience were mainly women with a sprinkling (= a small number) of earnest-looking men. 观众大部分是女性，只有几个神态热切的男性。
figurative Looking young for his 40 years, he has just a sprinkling (= a small number) of grey hairs at the temples. 他40岁了，但看起来很年轻，只是鬓角处有几丝白发。