单词 | spark |
释义 | spark noun¹ 1small bright piece of burning material/electric flash火星;电火花adjective | verb + spark | spark + verb | phrases adjective➤tiny小火星▸➤flying飞舞的火花▸➤electric电火花verb + spark➤emit, produce, send, send out, shower (sb with), strike迸出火花;产生火花;冒火花;(朝某人)撒火花;打出火花◆the firework showered sparks all over the lawn.草坪上到处是烟花撒落的火星。◆we were all showered with sparks.我们身上落满了火星。spark + verb➤flare, fly火花闪耀/飞舞▸➤ignite sth火花点燃⋯◆flying sparks ignited the dry grass.飞舞的火花把干草点燃了。➤die火花熄灭phrases➤a shower of sparks一阵火花◆the grinding wheel sent a shower of sparks across the workbench.砂轮迸出的火花直落到工作台的另一端。➤a spark of light一星闪光spark noun² 2small amount of a quality/feeling微量;一点儿adjective | verb + spark | spark + verb | preposition adjective➤little, tiny极微量;一丁点儿◆a tiny spark of rebellion flared within her.一星反叛的小火花在她心中闪了一下。➤creative, divine, vital (especially bre) 创造力的火花;神力的火花;活力的焕发verb + spark➤have有点儿⋯◆she didn't have a spark of talent in her.她没有一丁点儿才能。➤lack缺少点儿⋯◆his performances lack that creative spark.他的表演缺少点儿创意。➤lose失去一点儿⋯➤add, create, provide增加/创造/提供一点儿⋯◆her performance added a little spark to the movie.她的表演令影片增色。➤feel感到有点儿⋯◆she felt a little spark of anger.她感到有点儿生气。➤shoot (figurative) 投射出神情◆her eyes shot sparks of contempt.她的眼里满是蔑视。spark + verb➤fly激烈争吵◆sparks flew (= people got angry) at the meeting.会上吵得很厉害。preposition➤spark of一点儿⋯◆he had kindled a spark of interest within her.他使她产生了一点儿兴趣。◆a spark of hope / life一丝希望;一线生机◆a spark of originality一点儿创意spark [uncountable, singular](in a person) a special quality of energy, intelligence or enthusiasm that makes sb very imaginative or amusing(人的)生气,才华,热情◆as a writer he seemed to lack creative spark.作为作家,他似乎缺少创作激情。◆she had a certain spark-that something extra that made her a star.她有才华和热情,这些别人不具备的特质使她成了明星。spark [transitive] (especially journalism尤用于新闻) to cause sth, especially a problem or emergency, to start or develop, especially suddenly(尤指突然地)引发,触发(尤指问题或意外)◆the riots were sparked off by the arrest of a local leader.暴乱因逮捕了一名当地的领导人而触发。◆winds brought down power lines, sparking a fire.大风吹倒了输电电缆,引起了大火。note 辨析 provoke or spark?in many cases you can use either word.在许多情况下这两个词可以通用◆to provoke / spark a reaction / discussion / protest / storm引发反应/讨论/抗议/风暴◆to provoke / spark controversy / criticism / anger / outrage引起争议/批评/怒火/愤怒in these cases, spark is slightly more informal than provoke, used especially in newspapers. however, spark is used especially to talk about causing serious events when a situation gets out of control. provoke is often used when sth is caused deliberately, or the result is easy to predict.在这些情况下,spark 比 provoke 稍显非正式,尤用于报纸文章。但是,spark 尤指引发严重事件使局面无法控制。provoke 常指故意激起,或用于结果不难预料时◆the suggestion inevitably provoked outrage from student leaders.这个建议不可避免地激起了学生领袖的愤慨。 provoke is also used to talk about causing feelings as well as reactions. * provoke 不仅指引起某种反应,还指引发某种情绪◆to provoke hostility / jealousy / resentment引起敌意/妒意/怨恨 spark is only used to talk about stronger feelings such as anger and outrage that are openly expressed. * spark 仅指引发强烈而公开的情绪,如 anger 和 outrage。spark¹/spɑ:k ||; spɑrk/noun1. [c] a very small bright piece of burning material 火花;火星: ◇a spark set fire to the carpet. 火花使地毯着火。 2. [c] a flash of light that is caused by electricity 电火花;电闪光: ◇a spark ignites the fuel in a car engine. 电火花点着了汽车发动机里的汽油。 3. [c,u] an exciting quality that sb/sth has (某人或某物所具有的)生气,活力 spark²/spɑ:k ||; spɑrk/verb spark sth off to cause sth 造成;引发: ◇eric's comments sparked off a tremendous argument. 埃里克的评论引发了一场大争论。 spark• ⇨ trigger/spark☞ spark¹☞ spark² |
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