n.[C]

1. 火花，火星
   A cigarette spark started the fire.

   香烟的火星引起这场火灾。

2. （宝石等的）闪耀
   We saw a spark of light through the trees.

   我们透过树丛看到闪光。

3. 【电】火花；火星
   Close the circuit and you'll see a blue spark.

   接通电路你就会看到一个蓝色的电火花。

4. （常用于否定句）微量；丝毫[S][（+of）]
   He showed not a spark of interest in the plan.

   他对这个计划一点不感兴趣。

5. 生气，活力；（才智等的）焕发
   The spark of life still flickered in him.

   他的生命之火还在闪烁。

6. 迹象，痕迹
   He still retains a spark of decency.

   他仍然保持着一点起码的体面。

vt.

1. 发动；点燃[（+off）]
   They were scheming to spark a revolt.

   他们策划发起反叛。

2. 激励；鼓舞
   It was this incident that sparked her interest in politics.

   是这个事件激起了她对政治的兴趣。

vi.

1. 发出火花；飞出火星
   This wood burns steadily with no sparking.

   这木柴长时间燃烧正常，不爆火花。

2. 闪耀，闪光
   Her eyes sparked.

   她双眼闪闪发光。

3. 热烈赞同
   Her mother sparked to the idea of an early wedding date.

   她母亲欣然同意早日举行婚礼的打算。

n.[C]

1. 翩翩少年；花花公子
2. 情郎；求婚者

vt.

1. 【美】【口】向……求婚；向……求爱
   The railroad didn't pay him to spark a girl on its time.

   铁路付他工资不是让他在上班时间去向女孩子求爱的。

vi.

1. 【美】【口】求婚；求爱

n.

1. a small fiery particle thrown off from a fire, alight in ashes, or produced by striking together two surfaces.
2. a light produced by a sudden disruptive electrical discharge through the air.
   ▸a discharge such as this serving to ignite the explosive mixture in an internal-combustion engine.
3. a small but concentrated amount or trace:
   a tiny spark of anger.
   ▸a sense of liveliness and excitement.

v.

1. emit sparks.
   ▸produce sparks at the point where an electric circuit is interrupted.
2. ignite.
3. (usu. spark something off) provide the stimulus for.

n.

v.