spark

英[spɑːk]
美[spɑːrk]

基本释义

  • n.燃烧的颗粒; 火星,火花,余火; (金属的)发光的颗粒; 电火花
  • vi.发出火星,发出闪光; 热烈赞同; 正常运转
  • vt.发动,触发; 激起运动,鼓舞

词性变化

实用例句

A shower of sparks flew up the chimney.

烟囱里飞出无数火星。

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sparks from a faulty light switch

漏电的电灯开关发出的火花

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A spark ignites the fuel in a car engine.

汽车发动机中的燃料由火花点燃。

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a spark of hope

一线希望

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As a writer he seemed to lack creative spark.

作为作家,他似乎缺少创作激情。

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the sparks of revolution

革命的导火线

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Sparks flew at the meeting (= there was a lot of argument) .

会上争论激烈,火星四溅。

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The proposal would spark a storm of protest around the country.

这一提案将引发全国性的抗议浪潮。

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The riots were sparked off by the arrest of a local leader.

骚乱是因逮捕一名当地领导人而触发的。

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Winds brought down power lines, sparking a fire.

大风刮断电线,引起了火灾。

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a sparking, crackling fire

噼啪直响、火星飞迸的火

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(figurative)The game suddenly sparked to life.

比赛突然变得激烈起来。

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I tried to spark up a conversation with her.

我设法跟她攀谈起来。

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The fire gradually got bigger and bigger. Sparks flew off in all directions.

火越燃越烈,火星四溅。

He passed an electric spark through a mixture of gases.

他让一束电火花穿过了一团混合气体。

The wires were sparking above me...

电线在我头顶上方冒着火花。

I stared into the flames of the fire as it sparked to life.

火光在闪烁,我注视着熊熊燃烧的烈焰。

A dropped cigarette may have sparked the fire.

可能是丢弃的烟头导致了这场大火。

His music lacked that vital spark of imagination...

他的音乐缺少非常关键的那一点灵感。

Even Oliver felt a tiny spark of excitement.

连奥利弗都感到一丝兴奋。

What was it that sparked your interest in motoring?

是什么让你对开车产生了兴趣?

The proposals are expected to spark heated debate.

这些提议估计会引起激烈的争论。

They are not afraid to tackle the issues or let the sparks fly when necessary.

他们不怕应对这些问题,也不怕必要时来一番激烈的争论。

真题例句

Leah easily could have fallen into a trap of feeling content; instead, her energy sparked a period of experimentation and renewal.

出自-2017年6月阅读原文

His great achievement was to combine an emotional spark with computer technology, and make the resulting product feel personal.

出自-2012年12月阅读原文

We found that when we taught participants to ask What if? and How can? questions that nobody present would know the answer to and that would spark exploration, they engaged in better inquiry at the next exhibit − asking more questions, performing more experiments and making better inter pretations of their results.

出自-2015年12月阅读原文

In a statement on its website, the company says it wants Barbies to look more like real people and to give girls everywhere infinitely more ways that spark their imagination and play out their stories.

2017年12月六级真题(第一套)听力 Section B

This is because the networked computer has sparked a secret war between downloading and uploading - between passive consumption and active creation - whose outcome will shape our collective future in ways we can only begin to imagine.

出自-2012年考研阅读原文

And if Sadiq Khan wins and extends it to the North and South circular roads in 2021 as he intends, it is sure to spark intense opposition from the far larger number of motorists who will then be affected.

2020年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

英英释义

Noun
  • 1. a momentary flash of light

  • 2. brightness and animation of countenance;

    "he had a sparkle in his eye"

  • 3. electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field

  • 4. a small but noticeable trace of some quality that might become stronger;

    "a spark of interest"

    "a spark of decency"

  • 5. a small fragment of a burning substance thrown out by burning material or by friction

Verb
  • 1. put in motion or move to act;

    "trigger a reaction"

    "actuate the circuits"

  • 2. emit or produce sparks;

    "A high tension wire, brought down by a storm, can continue to spark"