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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1503 COCA: 901

spring
1 spring /ˈsprɪŋ/ noun
plural springs
1 spring
/ˈsprɪŋ/
noun
plural springs
Learner's definition of SPRING
1 
: the season between winter and summer : the season when plants and trees begin to grow春天；春季
[count]
[noncount]
— often used before another noun常用于另一名词前
2 
a  [count] : a twisted or coiled piece of metal that returns to its original shape when it is pressed down or stretched弹簧；发条
— see also box spring
b  [noncount] : the ability of something to return to its original shape when it is pressed down, stretched, twisted, etc.弹性；弹力
3 
[count] : a source of water coming up from the ground泉
— see also hot spring
4 
[singular] : a lively and energetic quality活力；生气勃勃
5 
[singular] : a quick sudden leap up or forward跳跃
— see also handspring
2 spring /ˈsprɪŋ/ verb
springs; sprang /ˈspræŋ/ or sprung /ˈsprʌŋ/ ; sprung; springing
2 spring
/ˈsprɪŋ/
verb
springs; sprang /ˈspræŋ/ or sprung /ˈsprʌŋ/ ; sprung; springing
Learner's definition of SPRING
1 
[no object]
a  : to move or leap suddenly forward or upward跳；跃
b  always followed by an adverb or preposition : to move quickly to a different position快速移位
2 
[+ object] informal : to help (someone) to get out of or escape from jail, prison, etc.帮…获释出狱；帮…越狱

spring a leak

: to start to leak : to suddenly let water in or out through a crack or break出现漏缝（开始漏水）

spring a surprise

: to do, ask, or say something that is not expected出人意料地做；冷不丁地问；突然说

spring a trap

: to capture someone or something (such as an animal or criminal) with a trap设置圈套（捕捉…） — often + on

spring for

[phrasal verb]
spring for (something) US, informal
: to pay for (something) : to spend money on (something)付钱

spring from

[phrasal verb]
spring from (something) informal
: to start from or be caused by (something)源自；由…造成

spring from the loins

— see loin

spring into/to action/life

: to become suddenly very active and energetic突然行动起来；突然活跃起来

spring on

[phrasal verb]
spring (something) on (someone)
: to surprise (someone) with (something, such as a request or announcement)让人措手不及

spring to mind

— see 1mind

spring up

[phrasal verb]
: to grow or appear suddenly突然长出；突然出现

tears spring to your eyes

◊ If tears spring to your eyes, you suddenly start to cry.突然哭起来
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1503 COCA: 901

spring

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verb (1)

ˈspriŋ How to pronounce spring (audio)
sprang ˈspraŋ How to pronounce spring (audio) or sprung ˈsprəŋ How to pronounce spring (audio) ; sprung; springing ˈspriŋ-iŋ How to pronounce spring (audio)

intransitive verb

1
a(1)
: dart, shoot
sparks sprang out from the fire
(2)
: to be resilient or elastic
also : to move by elastic force
the lid sprang shut
b
: to become warped
2
: to issue with speed and force or as a stream
tears spring from our eyes
3
a
: to grow as a plant
b
: to issue by birth or descent
sprang from the upper class
c
: to come into being : arise
towns sprang up across the plains
d
archaic : dawn
e
: to begin to blow
—used with up
a breeze quickly sprang up
4
a
: to make a leap or series of leaps
springing across the lawn
b
: to leap or jump up suddenly
sprang from their seats
5
: to stretch out in height : rise
6
: pay
—used with for
I'll spring for the drinks

transitive verb

1
: to cause to spring
2
a
: to undergo or bring about the splitting or cracking of
wind sprang the mast
b
: to undergo the opening of (a leak)
3
a
: to cause to operate suddenly
spring a trap
b
: to apply or insert by bending
c
: to bend by force
4
: to leap over
5
: to produce or disclose suddenly or unexpectedly
6
: to make lame
7
: to release or cause to be released from confinement or custody
sprung them from jail

spring

2 of 3

noun

often attributive
1
a
: a source of supply
especially : a source of water issuing from the ground
b
: an ultimate source especially of action or motion
2
: spring tide
3
: a time or season of growth or development
specifically : the season between winter and summer comprising in the northern hemisphere usually the months of March, April, and May or as reckoned astronomically extending from the March equinox to the June solstice
4
: an elastic body or device that recovers its original shape when released after being distorted
5
a
: the act or an instance of leaping up or forward : bound
b(1)
: capacity for springing : resilience
(2)
: energy, bounce
6
: the point or plane at which an arch or vault curve springs from its impost
springlike
ˈspriŋ-ˌlīk How to pronounce spring (audio)
adjective

spring

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verb (2)

sprung ˈsprəŋ How to pronounce spring (audio) ; springing ˈspriŋ-iŋ How to pronounce spring (audio)

transitive verb

: to fit with springs

Synonyms

Verb (1)

Noun

Choose the Right Synonym for spring

spring, arise, rise, originate, derive, flow, issue, emanate, proceed, stem mean to come up or out of something into existence.

spring implies rapid or sudden emerging.

an idea that springs to mind

arise and rise may both convey the fact of coming into existence or notice but rise often stresses gradual growth or ascent.

new questions have arisen
slowly rose to prominence

originate implies a definite source or starting point.

the fire originated in the basement

derive implies a prior existence in another form.

the holiday derives from an ancient Roman feast

flow adds to spring a suggestion of abundance or ease of inception.

words flowed easily from her pen

issue suggests emerging from confinement through an outlet.

blood issued from the cut

emanate applies to the coming of something immaterial (such as a thought) from a source.

reports emanating from the capital

proceed stresses place of origin, derivation, parentage, or logical cause.

advice that proceeds from the best of intentions

stem implies originating by dividing or branching off from something as an outgrowth or subordinate development.

industries stemming from space research

Example Sentences

Noun We'll plant the seeds next spring. We've had a rainy spring. a beautiful day in early spring The first few weeks of spring were unusually warm. The mattress is old and some of the springs are broken. The cushion has lost its spring. See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
The Boston organization re-signed him and invited him to spring training, but Varvaro left in 2016 to pursue a law enforcement career. Dennis Romero, NBC News, 12 Sep. 2022 The Guardians didn’t bring that many players to spring training from outside the organization. Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 10 Sep. 2022 In November 2020, the Philippines was hit by two back-to-back typhoons, prompting Tan’s organization—Youth Advocates for Climate Action Philippines—to spring into action to feed the communities left hungry. Wired, 12 July 2022 Teams are spread out around the incident, ready to spring into action if a troublesome drone is identified. Stephanie Elam, CNN, 9 July 2022 Addressing a crowd of several hundred on opening night, Thessaloniki festival director Orestis Andreadakis recalled the devastation wrought by last summer’s fires, a tragedy that compelled festival leadership to spring into action. Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 19 June 2022 Prior to spring training this year, Reyes was scheduled to play Winter Ball in his native Dominican Republic for Escogido BC. Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes, 8 Aug. 2022 In 2016, Sandoval had showed up to spring training overweight and lost the starting job at third base to Travis Shaw. Khalin Kapoor, BostonGlobe.com, 22 July 2022 The amount of growth from the team, from the first days of offseason conditioning to spring camp through summer workouts, allowed coaches to push players on the field. Matt Murschel, Orlando Sentinel, 28 July 2022
Noun
The ship, which is currently being built at Italy's Fincantieri shipyard, will spend its inaugural spring and summer season in the Mediterranean, according to a news release. Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 16 Sep. 2022 Before and after Wearing a green Gap sweatshirt with long sleeves on a sunny summer day, Andriy helps his grandmother pick strawberries and spring onions in Sofiivka, a village some 50 miles east of Kyiv. Yuliya Talmazan, NBC News, 16 Sep. 2022 In late May of 2021, when spring was unfurling across the country, Canadians awakened to the discovery near Kamloops, British Columbia of 200 dead Indigenous children in unmarked graves. Time, 15 Sep. 2022 The state sold 111 bison permits by lottery this year, split between a spring hunt targeting mostly bulls and a fall hunt aimed at cows. Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 15 Sep. 2022 Six players from the late spring games were dropped: defenders George Bello, Erik Palmer-Brown and Antonee Robinson, midfielder Cristian Roldan, winger Tim Weah and Wright. Ronald Blum, ajc, 14 Sep. 2022 But when the Bengals drafted Joe Burrow No. 1 overall that spring and let Andy Dalton go, Rush was out of the job. Joe Harrington, The Enquirer, 14 Sep. 2022 The Mustang also has new spring rates and shocks that are said to better match each specific model's ride and performance targets. Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 14 Sep. 2022 Six players from the late spring games were dropped: defenders George Bello, Erik Palmer-Brown and Antonee Robinson, midfielder Cristian Roldan, winger Tim Weah and forward Haji Wright. Ronald Blum, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Sep. 2022
Verb
In November 2020, the Philippines was hit by two back-to-back typhoons, prompting Tan’s organization—Youth Advocates for Climate Action Philippines—to spring into action to feed the communities left hungry. Wired, 12 July 2022 Teams are spread out around the incident, ready to spring into action if a troublesome drone is identified. Stephanie Elam, CNN, 9 July 2022 Addressing a crowd of several hundred on opening night, Thessaloniki festival director Orestis Andreadakis recalled the devastation wrought by last summer’s fires, a tragedy that compelled festival leadership to spring into action. Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 19 June 2022 Taylor Sullivan stayed ready to spring into action if necessary. Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2022 The amount of growth from the team, from the first days of offseason conditioning to spring camp through summer workouts, allowed coaches to push players on the field. Matt Murschel, Orlando Sentinel, 28 July 2022 Place dough in prepared pan and use fist to spread and push dough out into edges of pan, and almost into corners; some of dough will spring back during the second rise. Kim Sunée, Anchorage Daily News, 22 July 2022 However innovative modern technology has changed the future of farming, as indoor vertical farms spring up across the world, from Los Angeles to Kyoto. Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN, 20 July 2022 The committee also will spring two more witnesses: Matthew Pottinger, who was on Trump’s National Security Council but resigned because of the events of Jan. 6, and Sarah Matthews, a former Trump White House aide. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 19 July 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Verb (1)

Middle English, from Old English springan; akin to Old High German springan to jump and perhaps to Greek sperchesthai to hasten

First Known Use

Verb (1)

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 2

Noun

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb (2)

1821, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of spring was before the 12th century

Phrases Containing spring

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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1503 COCA: 901
spring

noun¹

 1season季節ADJECTIVE | SPRING + NOUN ADJECTIVE➤last, this past (especially NAmE) 去年春天；剛剛過去的春天▸➤the following, next, this, this coming第二年／明年／這個／即將到來的春天▸➤early, late早春；晚春▸➤wet多雨的春天SPRING + NOUN➤weather春天的天氣▸➤sun, sunlight, sunshine春天的太陽；春天的陽光▸➤frost, rain, shower, wind春霜；春雨；春風▸➤tide朔望大潮（指在新月和滿月之間潮差較大的潮汐）◇The highest spring tides of the year occur after the equinoxes in March and September.一年中最大的朔望潮發生在 3 月的春分和 9 月的秋分後。➤equinox春分➤day, morning春日；春天的早晨◇a perfect spring day美妙的春日➤semester, term (especially BrE) 春季學期◇The students spend the whole spring term on teaching practice.學生們整個春季學期都在進行教學實踐。➤season春季➤break (especially NAmE) 春假◇high-school kids on spring break放春假的中學生➤bloom, bulb, flower春花；春天開花的鱗莖◇to plant spring bulbs種植春季開花的鱗莖植物➤clean, cleaning (usually spring-cleaning) （尤指在春季的）大掃除◇They decided to give the attic a spring clean.他們決定把閣樓徹底打掃一番。◇I want to do some spring-cleaning.我打算做個大掃除。➤training (sport體育, especially NAmE) 春訓➤conference (especially BrE) 春季大會◇the party's spring conference該黨的春季大會➤collection, exhibition, issue春季時裝展／展覽會／出版物◇the spring issue of the Journal of Applied Psychology《應用心理學》的春季刊  ➡ note at season (for more collocates)
spring

noun²

 2coiled metal or wire彈簧ADJECTIVE | VERB + SPRING | SPRING + VERB ADJECTIVE➤coiled螺旋彈簧➤box (NAmE) 牀墊彈簧◇a box-spring mattress彈簧牀墊VERB + SPRING➤break折斷彈簧◇The children broke some springs jumping on the bed.孩子們在牀上跳時弄斷了一些彈簧。SPRING + VERB➤break, go彈簧折斷／壞掉◇Most of the springs have gone in the sofa.沙發的大部份彈簧都壞掉了。
spring

noun³

 3where water comes up泉水ADJECTIVE | SPRING + VERB | SPRING + NOUN ADJECTIVE➤hot, thermal溫泉▸➤bubbling汩汩的泉水➤mineral, natural礦泉；天然泉水▸➤mountain, underground山泉；地下泉水SPRING + VERB➤bubble泉水汩汩地冒出來◇A thermal spring bubbled up out of the rocks.溫泉從岩石間汩汩冒出。SPRING + NOUN➤water泉水◇deliciously cool spring water甘冽的泉水
spring

verb

ADVERB | VERB + SPRING | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADVERB➤suddenly突然跳起▸➤apart, away, back, forth, forward, out, up跳開；彈回；縱身向前；彈出來；突然躍起◇He sprang back in alarm.他驚慌地往後一跳。VERB + SPRING➤be ready to, be waiting to準備躍起◇The lion crouched, ready to spring.那隻獅子蜷起身子，準備撲上去。PREPOSITION➤at撲向⋯◇Lisa sprang at him and kissed him on both cheeks.莉薩撲到他跟前，親吻他的雙頰。➤into, off, onto, out of, upon跳進⋯；從⋯跳下；跳到⋯上；從⋯中跳出◇He sprang out of the car.他從車裏跳了出來。PHRASES➤spring open彈開◇The drawer sprang open.抽屜一下彈開了。➤spring to attention（士兵）突然立正◇The sentry sprang to attention.哨兵突然一個立正。➤spring to your feet霍地起身◇She sprang to her feet and ran to answer the doorbell.門鈴響了，她霍地起身跑去開門。

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