sparking
present participle ofspark
| 单词 | sparking |
| 释义 | sparking present participle ofspark spark verb[T] uk/spɑːk/us/spɑːrk/C2 tocausethestartof something,especiallyanargumentorfighting: Thisproposalwillalmostcertainlyspark anothercountrywidedebateaboutimmigration. Therecentinterest-rateriseshave sparked newproblemsforsmallbusinesses. Thevisitof the G20leaderssparkedoff(=causedthestartof)massdemonstrations. to make something happen
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Examplesofsparkingsparking In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Subjects listened to a phrase and indicated whether they heard, for example, 'keepsparking' or 'keeps parking'. From theCambridge English Corpus The sequence is loosely termed a strategy, and is invoked by either the demanding or thesparkingfunction. From theCambridge English Corpus The food supply was particularly bad,sparkingoff further unrest. From theCambridge English Corpus They ran the risk ofsparkingoff a concatenation of uprisings which could elicit an authoritarian response from both domestic and international authorities. From theCambridge English Corpus And given traditional opposition to the macinato in the province, it was logical to assume thatsparkinga tax riot would not be difficult. From theCambridge English Corpus In addition tosparkinga particularly violent ethnic conflict, this coup attempt was the death toll for a remarkable political turn-around. From theCambridge English Corpus The opening chaconne balefully returns,sparkingexcited commentary from the violin. From theCambridge English Corpus More specific principles, based on narrow causal mechanisms, may do better in this regard but also may lack the metaphoric qualities of the broader principles insparkinghuman imagination. From theCambridge English Corpus The truncated signal is because ofsparking. From theCambridge English Corpus Thesparkingplugs were the wrongsparkingplugs. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It was also concluded from both inquiries that the immediate cause of the explosions was incendivesparkingfrom an unsafe signalling system. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We have heard of cablessparkingon the floor and of cables passing through sheeting of various sorts. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That has been brought about only as a result of thesparkingof enterprise by the inflow of capital from overseas. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I agree that there are issues in connection with the sale ofsparkingplugs which demand our attention. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 To give them the power to do that would run the risk of unnecessarily inflaming passions andsparkingdisorder. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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