The scrape of metal on metal sent up a shower of sparks.
金属之间互相摩擦,迸出一串火星。
2electricity 电 [countableC]DNTPE a flash of light caused by electricity passing across a space 电火花
electric sparks from a broken wire
一根破损电线迸出的电火花
3spark of interest/excitement/anger etcFEEL HAPPY/FRIGHTENED/BORED ETCa 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.
蕾切尔看着她,感到了一线希望。
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spark of interest/excitement/anger etc• If he showed a spark of interest in them, Maude would be happy for the day.• Despite the quietsession, sparks of excitement could still be found in the market.• But as she looked at him, a tinyspark of angerflared within her.• The unexplainable spark of excitement, at being in his presence again, shocked her.• By the time he was admitted he had lost whatever spark of interest he had felt.
4cause 原因 [countableC]CAUSE a small action or event that causes something to happen, especially trouble or violence 〔尤指骚乱或暴力的〕起因,导火线
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.
The sparks were really flying (=people were arguing angrily) at the meeting!
会议上可真是唇枪舌剑!
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sparks ... flying• Hammer on anvil, sparks flying.• There would be blue sparks flying.• Stirring the embers with a stick sent sparks flying, echoes of the vaststarry night.• Nothing Less likely to start sparks flying Than a burnt-out flame.• They've a revolutionaryscoreboard for the fans and on the pitchsoccer to set the sparks flying.
1small bright piece of burning material/electric flash火星;電火花ADJECTIVE | VERB + SPARK | SPARK + VERB | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤tiny小火星▸➤flying飛舞的火花▸➤electric電火花VERB + SPARK➤emit, produce, send, send out, shower (sb with), strike迸出火花;產生火花;冒火花;(朝某人)撒火花;打出火花◇The firework showered sparks all over the lawn.草坪上到處是煙花撒落的火星。◇We were all showered with sparks.我們身上落滿了火星。SPARK + VERB➤flare, fly火花閃耀/飛舞▸➤ignite sth火花點燃⋯◇Flying sparks ignited the dry grass.飛舞的火花把乾草點燃了。➤die火花熄滅PHRASES➤a shower of sparks一陣火花◇The grinding wheel sent a shower of sparks across the workbench.砂輪迸出的火花直落到工作台的另一端。➤a spark of light一星閃光spark
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2small amount of a quality/feeling微量;一點兒ADJECTIVE | VERB + SPARK | SPARK + VERB | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤little, tiny極微量;一丁點兒◇A tiny spark of rebellion flared within her.一星反叛的小火花在她心中閃了一下。➤creative, divine, vital (especially BrE) 創造力的火花;神力的火花;活力的煥發VERB + SPARK➤have有點兒⋯◇She didn't have a spark of talent in her.她沒有一丁點兒才能。➤lack缺少點兒⋯◇His performances lack that creative spark.他的表演缺少點兒創意。➤lose失去一點兒⋯➤add, create, provide增加/創造/提供一點兒⋯◇Her performance added a little spark to the movie.她的表演令影片增色。➤feel感到有點兒⋯◇She felt a little spark of anger.她感到有點兒生氣。➤shoot (figurative) 投射出神情◇Her eyes shot sparks of contempt.她的眼裏滿是蔑視。SPARK + VERB➤fly激烈爭吵◇Sparks flew (= people got angry) at the meeting.會上吵得很厲害。PREPOSITION➤spark of一點兒⋯◇He had kindled a spark of interest within her.他使她產生了一點兒興趣。◇a spark of hope / life一絲希望;一線生機◇a spark of originality一點兒創意