| 单词 | spark |
| 释义 | Word Frequency spark 1(spɑːk) noun 1. a fiery particle thrown out or left by burning material or caused by the friction of two hard surfaces 2. a. a momentary flash of light accompanied by a sharp crackling noise, produced by a sudden electrical discharge through the air or some other insulating medium between two points b. the electrical discharge itself c. (as modifier) a spark gap 3. anything that serves to animate, kindle, or excite 4. a trace or hint she doesn't show a spark of interest 5. vivacity, enthusiasm, or humour 6. a small piece of diamond, as used in the cutting of glass verb 7. (intransitive) to give off sparks 8. (intransitive) (of the sparking plug or ignition system of an internal-combustion engine) to produce a spark 9. (transitive; often foll by off) to kindle, excite, or animate Word origin Old English spearca; related to Middle Low German sparke, Middle Dutch spranke, Lettish spirgsti cinders, Latin spargere to strewWord Frequency spark 2(spɑːk) noun rare 1. a fashionable or gallant young man 2. bright spark verb 3. rare to woo (a person) Derived forms sparkish (ˈsparkish) adjective sparkishly (ˈsparkishly) adverb Word origin C16 (in the sense: beautiful or witty woman): perhaps of Scandinavian origin; compareOld Norse sparkr vivaciousWord Frequency Spark(spɑːk) noun Dame Muriel (Sarah). 1918–2006, British novelist and writer; her novels include Memento Mori (1959), The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1961), The Takeover (1976), A Far Cry from Kensington (1988), Symposium (1990), and The Finishing School (2004) |
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