to drop a few pieces or drops of something over a surface

Sprinkle a few herbs on the pizza./Sprinkle the pizza with a few herbs. 在比萨饼上撒些香料调味。

figurative The speech was liberally sprinkled with (= contained many) jokes about the incident. 演讲中多次拿那件事开玩笑。

a very light fall of rain or snow that lasts only a short time

very small pieces of coloured sugar or chocolate used as a decoration on the top of cakes, etc.

Scatter sprinkles over the top of the cake and press on them gently so that they stick to the chocolate. 在蛋糕面上撒些彩糖并轻轻按下，让它们粘在巧克力上。