sparks

英 [spɑːks]

美 [spɑːrks]

n.  火花; 火星; 电火花; (指品质或感情)一星，丝毫，一丁点
v.  引发; 触发; 冒火花; 飞火星; 产生电火花
spark的第三人称单数和复数

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柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 火花;火星
  Asparkis a tiny bright piece of burning material that flies up from something that is burning.
  1. The fire gradually got bigger and bigger. Sparks flew off in all directions.
     火越燃越烈，火星四溅。
• N-COUNT 电火花;火花放电
  Asparkis a flash of light caused by electricity. It often makes a loud sound.
  1. 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。
• VERB 发出火花;闪光
  If somethingsparks, sparks of fire or light come from it.
  1. The wires were sparking above me...
     电线在我头顶上方冒着火花。
  2. 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。
• VERB 引起(大火)
  If a burning object or electricitysparksa fire, it causes a fire.
  1. A dropped cigarette may have sparked the fire.
     可能是丢弃的烟头导致了这场大火。
• N-COUNT 微量;一点点
  Aspark ofa quality or feeling, especially a desirable one, is a small but noticeable amount of it.
  1. His music lacked that vital spark of imagination...
     他的音乐缺少非常关键的那一点灵感。
  2. Even Oliver felt a tiny spark of excitement.
     连奥利弗都感到一丝兴奋。
• VERB 触发;引发
  If one thingsparksanother, the first thing causes the second thing to start happening.
  1. What was it that sparked your interest in motoring?
     是什么让你对开车产生了兴趣？
  2. The proposals are expected to spark heated debate.
     这些提议估计会引起激烈的争论。
  3. ...a row sparked by a comment about his sister.
     由对他姐姐的一句评价引发的争吵
  4. Spark offmeans the same asspark.
     spark off 同 spark
  5. That incident sparked it off...
     那次事件引发了这件事。
  6. His book, Animal Liberation, sparked off a revolution in the way we think about animals.
     他的著作《动物解放》引发了一场关于我们该如何看待动物的思想革命。
  7. ...a political crisis sparked off by religious violence.
     宗教暴力触发的政治危机
• See also:bright spark
• PHRASE 激烈争论;热烈讨论
  Ifsparks flybetween people, they discuss something in an excited or angry way.
  1. 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。

双语例句

• When progress for one of these diseases sparks optimism, this can-do attitude spreads to other diseases.
  其中对一个疾病取得的进展会激发人们产生乐观态度，这种“可以做”的态度扩展到其它疾病。
• The wire is emitting sparks.
  电线冒火儿了。
• Hydrogen is easily ignited by heat, open flames, electrical sparks, and static electricity.
  热、明火、电火花和静电很容易点燃氢。
• When a charged particle moves through the air, there are sparks.
  当带电的粒子在空气中运动时，会产生火花。
• The fire gradually got bigger and bigger. Sparks flew off in all directions.
  火越燃越烈，火星四溅。
• Nicholas Sparks, I love you, and this book is only one of the reasons why.
  我爱你，尼古拉斯斯帕克斯！这本书是我爱你的唯一原因。
• Sparks are spurting out from the electric wire.
  电线滋火。
• I've seen the sparks fly.
  我已经看过了闪光的东西。
• Sparks flew in all directions.
  火星迸溅。
• Sparks flew up when the hammer struck the rock.
  铁锤砸在石头上，迸出了火星儿。