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spark

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spark1 /spɑːk $ spɑːrk/ ●○○ noun
1  fire 火 [countableC]BURN a very small piece of burning material produced by a fire or by hitting or rubbing two hard objects together 火花，火星
sparks from the fire
火裏飛出的火星
The scrape of metal on metal sent up a shower of sparks.
金屬之間互相摩擦，迸出一串火星。
2  electricity 電 [countableC]DNTPE a flash of light caused by electricity passing across a space 電火花
electric sparks from a broken wire
一根破損電線迸出的電火花
3  spark of interest/excitement/anger etc FEEL HAPPY/FRIGHTENED/BORED ETCa small amount of a feeling or quality 一點點興趣/激動/怒氣等
Rachel looked at her and felt a spark of hope.
蕾切爾看着她，感到了一線希望。
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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 quiet session, sparks of excitement could still be found in the market.• But as she looked at him, a tiny spark of anger flared 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.
4  cause 原因 [countableC]CAUSE a small action or event that causes something to happen, especially trouble or violence 〔尤指騷亂或暴力的〕起因，導火線
The judge’s verdict provided the spark for the riots.
法官的裁決是這場暴亂的導火線。
Interest rate cuts were the spark the market needed.
降低利率是市場所需要的刺激。
5  intelligence/energy 智慧/精力 [uncountableU]ENERGETIC a quality of intelligence or energy that makes someone successful or fun to be with 生氣，活力；〔才智的〕煥發
She was tired, and lacked her usual spark.
她很累，沒有了平時的活力。
McKellen’s performance gives the play its spark of life (=quality of energy).
麥凱倫的演出給這出戲帶來了亮點。
6  sparks [plural]ARGUE anger or angry arguments 憤怒；激烈爭吵
The sparks were really flying (=people were arguing angrily) at the meeting!
會議上可真是唇槍舌劍！
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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 vast starry night.• Nothing Less likely to start sparks flying Than a burnt-out flame.• They've a revolutionary scoreboard for the fans and on the pitch soccer to set the sparks flying.
→ bright spark at bright(11)
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spark• A spark created by loose wires was the cause of the explosion.• Jim is a really nice guy, but there's just no spark.• Torrents of sparks cascaded behind them into the harbor.• A single spark could set the whole hillside on fire.• Hennepin and La Salle, whose subsequent westward expedition he was to join, struck sparks off one another from the outset.• Even so, the game does have that spark of playability.• If that spark is to grow, wood must be added to make the flame grow bigger.• Tax cuts could be the spark for the troubled economy.• Such is the spark of creativity generated by the presence of a member of the executive committee demanding to be asked questions.• Rather than perfection, Anderson seeks the spark usually delivered on the first two takes of a song.• Turner provided the team the spark they needed in the second half.• When the spark died, the economy declined, and so did the quality of art.
shower of sparks• Matthew had acquired a tank which trundled over the carpet emitting small but sharp percussive explosions accompanied by a shower of sparks.• She slipped them rapidly into the hot mouth where they were instantly consumed in a shower of Sparks.• A log in the fire broke and fell, sending out a shower of sparks.• At that moment, with a shower of sparks as it hit the superstructure, the flare died.• When he lifted his arm there was the greasy feel and faint shower of sparks that betokened a localised magical field.
spark of life• Above all only the eyes retain any spark of life, and they are filled with the overwhelming emotion of anguish.• In fact all matter had within it a divine spark of life.• We give them the spark of life, without which no corporation could exist.• Begun the hatred that swelled the tiny spark of life that had escaped from the meteorite and become the Worm?
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spark2 ●○○ verb
1  [transitiveT] (also spark something ↔ off)CAUSE to be the cause of something, especially trouble or violence 引起，導致〔尤指騷亂或暴力〕 SYN provoke
The police response sparked outrage in the community.
警方的反應激起了民憤。
A discarded cigarette sparked a small brush fire.
一個亂扔的煙頭引起了一場小小的灌木叢火災。
2  spark somebody’s interest/hope/curiosity etc START something/MAKE something STARTto make someone feel interested, hopeful etc 激起某人的興趣/希望/好奇心等
topics that spark children’s imaginations
激發兒童想象力的話題
3. [intransitiveI]TPEBURN to produce sparks of fire or electricity 産生火花[電火花]
Examples from the Corpus
spark• That experience sparked a gathering of works by more than 200 artists exploring the human experience of death and loss.• The shootings have sparked a national debate over gun control.• But a visit to a local physician for a routine checkup sparked a new focus for her creative talents.• USC was sparked by the aggressive play of Rich Jackson.• Héloïse thought that perhaps it was Mr Farraline's interest in Sophie which had sparked it all off.• The Confessor's death in January 1066 sparked off a crisis.• The controversies surrounding severe mental handicap which began in the early 1980s sparked off a national debate which continues today.• The chain of events I sparked off nearly led to my untimely demise.• Faulty wiring could have sparked the explosion.• It had been his lips - her lips for him - that had sparked the sudden flame.• Catch their interest and spark their enthusiasm so that they begin to see the product's potential.
Origin spark1
Old English spearca
spark1 nounspark2 verb
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