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spark n.火花,火星,闪光,情郎,花花公子,活力,电信技师,瞬间放电 vi.闪烁,发火花,求婚 vt.发动,引发,鼓舞,使有朝气,求婚 Sparks are burning fragments that pop up off a fire, but they're also bright flashes, like the sparks of light reflecting off your sunglasses or electrical sparks given off by an engine. Some small thing that promises to grow larger is yet another kind of spark — you might notice a spark of anger within yourself when you see someone being treated unfairly, for example. The word spark comes from the Old English root spearca, "glowing or fiery particle thrown off." ★★★☆☆ 2012.5

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[spa:k] A spark is a small, glowing particle that's either thrown off of a fire or that starts a fire. Your dad might tell everyone to stand back from the bonfire so they don't get burned by a spark. This is because the networked computer has sparked a secret war between downloading and uploading. 1[N-COUNT 可数名词]火花；火星 A spark is a tiny bright piece of burning material that flies up from something that is  burning. The fire gradually got bigger and bigger. Sparks flew off in all directions.火越燃越烈，火星四溅。2[N-COUNT 可数名词]电火花；火花放电 A spark is a flash of light caused by electricity. It often makes a loud sound. He passed an electric spark through a mixture of gases.他让一束电火花穿过了一团混合气体。3[VERB 动词]发出火花；闪光 If something sparks, sparks of fire or light come from it.   [V]  [V prep]The wires were sparking above me...电线在我头顶上方冒着火花。I stared into the flames of the fire as it sparked to life.火光在闪烁，我注视着熊熊燃烧的烈焰。4[VERB 动词]引起(大火) If a burning object or electricity sparks a fire, it causes a fire.   [V n]A dropped cigarette may have sparked the fire.可能是丢弃的烟头导致了这场大火。5[N-COUNT 可数名词]微量；一点点 A spark of a quality or feeling, especially a desirable one, is a small but noticeable amount of it.   [N of n]His music lacked that vital spark of imagination...他的音乐缺少非常关键的那一点灵感。Even Oliver felt a tiny spark of excitement.连奥利弗都感到一丝兴奋。6[VERB 动词]触发；引发 If one thing sparks another, the first thing causes the second thing to start happening.   [V n]  [V-ed]  [V n P]  [V P n (not pron)]What was it that sparked your interest in motoring?是什么让你对开车产生了兴趣？The proposals are expected to spark heated debate.这些提议估计会引起激烈的争论。...a row sparked by a comment about his sister.由对他姐姐的一句评价引发的争吵Spark off means the same as spark .spark off 同 sparkThat incident sparked it off...那次事件引发了这件事。His book, Animal Liberation, sparked off a revolution in the way we think about animals.他的著作《动物解放》引发了一场关于我们该如何看待动物的思想革命。...a political crisis sparked off by religious violence.宗教暴力触发的政治危机7See also:bright spark；  8[PHRASE 短语]激烈争论；热烈讨论 If sparks fly between people, they discuss something in an excited or angry way.   [V inflects]They are not afraid to tackle the issues or let the sparks fly when necessary.他们不怕应对这些问题，也不怕必要时来一番激烈的争论。相关词组：spark off

英语单词	spark
英美音标	[spa:k]
中文释义	n.火花,火星,闪光,情郎,花花公子,活力,电信技师,瞬间放电 vi.闪烁,发火花,求婚 vt.发动,引发,鼓舞,使有朝气,求婚
vocab简明	A spark is a small, glowing particle that's either thrown off of a fire or that starts a fire. Your dad might tell everyone to stand back from the bonfire so they don't get burned by a spark.
vocab扩展	Sparks are burning fragments that pop up off a fire, but they're also bright flashes, like the sparks of light reflecting off your sunglasses or electrical sparks given off by an engine. Some small thing that promises to grow larger is yet another kind of spark — you might notice a spark of anger within yourself when you see someone being treated unfairly, for example. The word spark comes from the Old English root spearca, "glowing or fiery particle thrown off."
真题原句	This is because the networked computer has sparked a secret war between downloading and uploading.
柯林斯星级	★★★☆☆
柯林斯解释	1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]火花；火星 A spark is a tiny bright piece of burning material that flies up from something that is burning. The fire gradually got bigger and bigger. Sparks flew off in all directions. 火越燃越烈，火星四溅。 2 [N-COUNT 可数名词]电火花；火花放电 A spark is a flash of light caused by electricity. It often makes a loud sound. He passed an electric spark through a mixture of gases. 他让一束电火花穿过了一团混合气体。 3 [VERB 动词]发出火花；闪光 If something sparks, sparks of fire or light come from it. [V] [V prep] The wires were sparking above me... 电线在我头顶上方冒着火花。 I stared into the flames of the fire as it sparked to life. 火光在闪烁，我注视着熊熊燃烧的烈焰。 4 [VERB 动词]引起(大火) If a burning object or electricity sparks a fire, it causes a fire. [V n] A dropped cigarette may have sparked the fire. 可能是丢弃的烟头导致了这场大火。 5 [N-COUNT 可数名词]微量；一点点 A spark of a quality or feeling, especially a desirable one, is a small but noticeable amount of it. [N of n] His music lacked that vital spark of imagination... 他的音乐缺少非常关键的那一点灵感。 Even Oliver felt a tiny spark of excitement. 连奥利弗都感到一丝兴奋。 6 [VERB 动词]触发；引发 If one thing sparks another, the first thing causes the second thing to start happening. [V n] [V-ed] [V n P] [V P n (not pron)] What was it that sparked your interest in motoring? 是什么让你对开车产生了兴趣？ The proposals are expected to spark heated debate. 这些提议估计会引起激烈的争论。 ...a row sparked by a comment about his sister. 由对他姐姐的一句评价引发的争吵 Spark off means the same as spark .spark off 同 spark That incident sparked it off... 那次事件引发了这件事。 His book, Animal Liberation, sparked off a revolution in the way we think about animals. 他的著作《动物解放》引发了一场关于我们该如何看待动物的思想革命。 ...a political crisis sparked off by religious violence. 宗教暴力触发的政治危机 7 See also:bright spark ； 8 [PHRASE 短语]激烈争论；热烈讨论 If sparks fly between people, they discuss something in an excited or angry way. [V inflects] They are not afraid to tackle the issues or let the sparks fly when necessary. 他们不怕应对这些问题，也不怕必要时来一番激烈的争论。相关词组： spark off
来源	2012.5

Spark Ed [V Fire Thing Burning Light N Count