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单词 spark
释义
spark
noun
uk
/spɑːk/us
/spɑːrk/

sparknoun(FIRE/ELECTRICITY)

C2[C]
a verysmallpieceoffirethatfliesout from something that isburning, or one that is made byrubbingtwo hard things together, or aflashoflightmade byelectricity:
火花，火星；电火花
Sparks wereflyingout of thebonfireandblowingeverywhere.篝火中飞溅出很多火星，迸得到处都是。
You canstartafirebyrubbingtwodrypiecesofwoodtogether until youproducea spark.你可以通过摩擦两块干木头直到产生火花来点火。
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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Fire & flame
  • beacon
  • blaze
  • bonfire
  • brand
  • bushfire
  • campfire
  • conflagration
  • dumpster fire
  • fire
  • fireball
  • firepit
  • firestorm
  • flame
  • flare
  • inferno
  • open fire
  • open fireplace
  • pilot
  • post-fire
  • wildfire

sparknoun(CAUSE)

C2[S]
a firstsmalleventorproblemthatcausesa muchworsesituationtodevelop:
导火线，诱因
Thatsmallincidentwas the spark that set off thestreetriots.那件小事是街头暴乱的导火线。
[S]
afeelingorqualitythatcausesexcitement:
愤怒／灵感／生命的火花（等等）
Theykeptrunninginto each other andeventuallyrealizedthere was a spark between them.他们不断遇到对方，终于意识到他们之间有火花。
Themusicismediocrebecause there's no spark, nothrill, nounpredictability.音乐是平庸的，因为没有火花，没有刺激，没有出人意料的地方。
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  • Hisspeechwas the spark formajorriots.
  • Herletterwas the spark thatdrovehim tocommitmurder.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Causing things to happen
  • -induced
  • activate
  • activation
  • actuation
  • agent
  • attribute
  • attributesomethingtosomeone
  • implementation
  • in
  • inaugurate
  • inauguration
  • pioneer
  • reactivate
  • realization
  • realize
  • reattribute
  • reawaken
  • render
  • seed
  • spell
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Words meaning small pieces and amounts

sparknoun(ELECTRICIAN)

UKinformal
(alsosparks)
anelectrician(= apersonwhosejobis to put in andrepairelectricalwiresandequipment):
电工
You need abrickieand a sparks.你需要一名泥瓦匠和一个电工。

Idiom

sparks fly
spark
verb[T]
uk
/spɑːk/us
/spɑːrk/
C2
tocausethestartof something,especiallyanargumentorfighting:
引起，导致，触发（尤指争论或打斗）
Thisproposalwillalmostcertainlyspark anothercountrywidedebateaboutimmigration.这项提议很可能会再一次在全国范围内引起关于移民的争论。
Therecentinterest-rateriseshave sparked newproblemsforsmallbusinesses.近期利率的上调给小型企业带来了新问题。
Thevisitof the G20leaderssparkedoff(=causedthestartof)massdemonstrations.G20国家领导人的到访引发了大规模示威游行。
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
to make something happen
  • causeFirefighters determined that a campfire spark caused the wildfire.
  • bring aboutMany illnesses are brought about by poor diet and lack of exercise.
  • result inThe fire resulted in damage to their house.
  • lead toReducing speed limits has led to fewer deaths on the motorways.
  • makeThe heat is making me tired.
  • arouseIt's a subject that has aroused a lot of interest.
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Starting and beginning
  • be in the first flush ofidiom
  • be/get in on the ground flooridiom
  • become
  • begin
  • branch out
  • develop
  • export
  • get down to businessidiom
  • grow
  • half-cock
  • here
  • here goes!idiom
  • hit the ground runningidiom
  • stirring
  • strike
  • strike out(somewhere)
  • stuck
  • stumble intosomething
  • swing into actionidiom
  • the ground floor
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(Definition ofsparkfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

spark| American Dictionary

spark
noun[C]
us
/spɑrk/
a verysmallbitof somethingburningthatfliesout from afire, or aflashoflightseenwhen anelectriccurrentcrossesanopenspace:
Flame,smoke, and sparksclimbedinto thedarksky.
Sparks from theoldwiringstartedthefire.
fig.No one canlightthe spark that will make you awriter(= the thing thatcausesyou to write).
A spark of something is asmallamountof it:
Whenstudentsshow a spark ofinterest, Itryto give themextraencouragement.

Idiom

sparks fly
spark
verb[T]
us
/spɑrk/
tostartafire:
Downedpowerlinessparkedfiresin severalpartsoftown.
fig.Parks’sactionsin 1955 sparked the CivilRightsMovement.
Wetrytofindstoriesthat will sparkourstudents’imaginations.
(Definition ofsparkfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofspark

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The most common sources are exploding wires, electrical sparks and solid explosives.
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Global warming sparks scramble for black gold under retreating ice.
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The emphasis on heterogeneity sparked debates about longevity and set the stage for the current interest in frailty as individual risk.
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To make things worse, the collapse of weaker banks can have systemic repercussions if it sparks bank panics that also undermine economically ' 'healthier' ' banks.
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If the sparks occur after k levels, processor 0 must process k nodes, and the threads are divided between 2k queues.
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All this provokes reactions in my actors, and their sparks nourish our common working dynamics.
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The large cache lines transferred on remote reads contain evaluated closures and sparked but unevaluated closures, as expected.
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The pettiest incidents sparked off brutal killings and the most unsubstantial rumours caused people to flee their homes in their thousands.
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The food supply was particularly bad, sparking off further unrest.
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The chain cable rattles out, the noise is deafening and the whole ship is covered in a cloud of dust and sparks.
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The time interval between the sparks was variable down to 5ps.
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The growing commercialization, specialization and competition that followed sparked debates that shaped both politics and social institutions into the nineteenth century.
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In principle, we may suppose that at one extreme the allegorical meaning is merely top-dressing, an occasional implication sparked by a detail.
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They ran the risk of sparking off a concatenation of uprisings which could elicit an authoritarian response from both domestic and international authorities.
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Initially start sparks the first n elements and returns a (shared) list from the nth element onwards.
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