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单词 sparky
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Definition of sparky in English:

sparky

adjectivesparkier, sparkiest ˈspɑːkiˈspɑrki
British
  • Lively and high-spirited.

    her sparky personality
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Philip Osment's sparky translation briefly announces the content of each of the play's 13 episodes.
    • Always sparky company, his enthusiasm and generosity were unremitting, although he remained far from wealthy throughout his life.
    • Impressed by his sparky presence, Llewellyn made him the star of his own series, The Naked Chef.
    • Malgas was a humble but sparky man with a deep knowledge of nature who was proud of his San ancestry.
    • The spry, sparky gent returned to his native Istanbul after a stint in the mid-1990s as director of the Centre for Curatorial Studies Museum at Bard College.
    • The woman leaning forward in the tea room of the Shelbourne Hotel to pour the photographer some tea is bright-eyed, sparky and enthusiastic.
    • Streep has moved way beyond her reputation for mastery of wildly different accents, and is now enjoying a burst of sparky creativity in her fifties, typified by her energetic, mesmerising portrayal of these multiple personalities.
    • Mawdsley's production is flabby, and only highlights the play's creaky construction, but the cast are good value and make the most of the often sparky dialogue.
    Synonyms
    cheerful, happy, jolly, merry, bright, sunny, joyous, light-hearted, in good spirits, in high spirits, sparkling, bubbly, effervescent, exuberant, ebullient, cock-a-hoop, breezy, airy, cheery, sprightly, jaunty, smiling, grinning, beaming, laughing, mirthful, radiant
nounˈspɑːkiˈspɑrki
British informal
  • An electrician.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The sparkies are going to be working overtime to replace fried electrical components.
    • Brickies, chipies, sparkies etc have a natural appeal that I realise I am not unique in finding attractive.
    • Young people are now coming out of their time and going into jobs as plumbers, sparkies, or carpenters.

Rhymes

Iraqi, Kawasaki, khaki, larky, malarkey, menarche, Nagasaki, narky, parky, raki, saké, saki, sarky, souvlaki, sukiyaki, teriyaki
 
 

Definition of sparky in US English:

sparky

adjectiveˈspɑrkiˈspärkē
British
  • Lively and high-spirited.

    her sparky personality
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Always sparky company, his enthusiasm and generosity were unremitting, although he remained far from wealthy throughout his life.
    • Philip Osment's sparky translation briefly announces the content of each of the play's 13 episodes.
    • Impressed by his sparky presence, Llewellyn made him the star of his own series, The Naked Chef.
    • Mawdsley's production is flabby, and only highlights the play's creaky construction, but the cast are good value and make the most of the often sparky dialogue.
    • The woman leaning forward in the tea room of the Shelbourne Hotel to pour the photographer some tea is bright-eyed, sparky and enthusiastic.
    • The spry, sparky gent returned to his native Istanbul after a stint in the mid-1990s as director of the Centre for Curatorial Studies Museum at Bard College.
    • Streep has moved way beyond her reputation for mastery of wildly different accents, and is now enjoying a burst of sparky creativity in her fifties, typified by her energetic, mesmerising portrayal of these multiple personalities.
    • Malgas was a humble but sparky man with a deep knowledge of nature who was proud of his San ancestry.
    Synonyms
    cheerful, happy, jolly, merry, bright, sunny, joyous, light-hearted, in good spirits, in high spirits, sparkling, bubbly, effervescent, exuberant, ebullient, cock-a-hoop, breezy, airy, cheery, sprightly, jaunty, smiling, grinning, beaming, laughing, mirthful, radiant
nounˈspɑrkiˈspärkē
British informal
  • An electrician.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Young people are now coming out of their time and going into jobs as plumbers, sparkies, or carpenters.
    • The sparkies are going to be working overtime to replace fried electrical components.
    • Brickies, chipies, sparkies etc have a natural appeal that I realise I am not unique in finding attractive.
 
 
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