spark
n
1 [C]
(a) tiny glowing particle thrown off from sth burning or produced when two hard substances (eg stone, metal, flint) are struck together 火花; 火星
Sparks from the fire were flying up the chimney. 火星沿著煙囪向上飄.
The firework exploded in a shower of sparks. 煙火炸開放出一陣火花.
Rubbing stones together produces sparks to start a fire. 用石頭相擦可產生火花用來引火.
(b) flash of light produced by the breaking of an electric current (切斷電流而產生的)電火花
a faulty light switch sending out sparks 冒著火花的有故障的電燈開關.
2 [sing] ~ of sth trace (of a particular quality) (某特質的)極微的量
He hasn't a spark of generosity in him. 他一點也不慷慨.
without a spark of enthusiasm 沒有絲毫的積極性.
3 (idm 習語) a bright spark => bright. make the fur/sparks fly => fly2. spark, v [I]
1 give out sparks (spark 1); producesparks 發出火花; 冒火星
The fire is sparking dangerously.那堆火迸出火星, 十分危險.
2 (phr v) spark sth off (infml 口) be the immediate cause of (usu sth bad); lead to sth 直接導致(尤指壞事); 引發某事
His comment sparked off a quarrel between them. 他提的意見引起了他們之間的爭吵.
The incident sparked off a whole chain of disasters. 那件事惹出了一連串的災禍.