plural sparks
plural sparks
Learner's definition of SPARK
1 [count]
a : a small piece of burning material that comes from a fire or is produced by rubbing or hitting two hard objects together火花;火星 b : a short, bright flash of electricity between two points電火花 2
[noncount] : a quality that makes someone or something enjoyable, interesting, successful, etc.生氣;活力;才華 -
In its fourth year, the TV series has lost its spark.這部電視連續劇播出第四個年頭時精彩不再。
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She's a talented gymnast but she doesn't have the spark of some of her competitors.她是位有天賦的體操運動員,但和一些競爭對手相比她缺乏活力。
3
[count] : a small amount of something微量;一絲;一丁點 -
A spark of hope remains.尚存一線希望。
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Sometimes there were surprising sparks of humor in his letters.有時他信中有一丁點令人意外的幽默。
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occasional sparks of insight偶然的智慧火花
4
[count] : an action, occurrence, etc., that causes something larger to happen誘因;導火線
bright spark
British, informal + disapproving
: a person who says or does something that seems intelligent but is really not貌似聰明的人
sparks fly
◊ When sparks fly, it means that two people are either having an argument with each other or are sexually attracted to each other.激烈爭吵;擦出火花
2 spark /ˈspɑɚk/ verb
sparks; sparked; sparking
sparks; sparked; sparking
Learner's definition of SPARK
1
[+ object] : to cause (something) to start or happen引發;觸發 —
sometimes + off 2
[no object] : to produce sparks冒火花;濺火星 3
[+ object] : to add interest, liveliness, or flavor to (something)增加趣味(或活力、風味等) —
often + up