spark
noun
verb
spɑːk
noun
1
FIRE
火
a
very
small
piece
of
burning
material
produced
by
a
fire
or
by
hitting
or
rubbing
two
hard
objects
together
火花，火星
C
sparks
from
the
fire
火里飞出的火星
The
scrape
of
metal
on
metal
sent
up
a
shower
of
sparks
.
金属之间互相摩擦，迸出一阵火星。
2
ELECTRICITY
电
a
flash
of
light
caused
by
electricity
passing
across
a
space
电火花
C
electric
sparks
from
a
broken
wire
一根断电线发出的电火花
3
spark of interest/excitement/anger etc
a
small
amount
of
a
feeling
or
quality
一点点兴趣/激动/怒气等
Rachel
looked
at
her
and
felt
a
spark
of
hope.
雷切尔看着她，感到了一线希望。
4
CAUSE
原因
a
small
action
or
event
that
causes
something
to
happen,
especially
trouble
or
violence
〔麻烦或暴力的〕起因，导火线
C
The
judge’s
verdict
provided
the
spark
for
the
riots.
法官的裁决是这场暴乱的导火线。
Interest
rate
cuts
were
the
spark
the
market
needed.
降低利率是市场所需要的诱因。
5
INTELLIGENCE/ENERGY
智慧/精力
a
quality
of
intelligence
or
energy
that
makes
someone
successful
or
fun
to
be
with
生气，活力;〔才智的〕焕发
U
She
was
tired,
and
lacked
her
usual
spark.
她很累，没有了平时的活力。
McKellan’s
performance
gives
the
play
its
spark
of
life
(=quality
of
energy)
.
麦凯伦的演出给这出戏带来了活力。
6
sparks
anger
or
angry
arguments
愤怒; 激烈争吵
plural 复数
The
sparks
were
really
flying
(=people
were
arguing
angrily)
at
the
meeting!
会上可真是唇枪舌剑！
verb
7
spark sth off
also
又作
↔
to
be
the
cause
of
something,
especially
trouble
or
violence
引起，导致〔麻烦或暴力〕;
T
The
police
response
sparked
outrage
in
the
community.
警方的反应激起了民愤。
A
discarded
cigarette
sparked
a
small
brush
fire.
一个乱扔的烟头引起了一场小小的灌木丛火灾。
8
spark sb’s interest/hope/curiosity etc
to
make
someone
feel
interested,
hopeful
etc
激起某人的兴趣/希望/好奇心等
topics
that
spark
children’s
imaginations
激发儿童想象力的话题
9
to
produce
sparks
of
fire
or
electricity
产生火花 （电火花 ）
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