n.[C]

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

   香菸的火星引起這場火災。

2. （寶石等的）閃耀
   We saw a spark of light through the trees.

   我們透過樹叢看到閃光。

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

   接通電路你就會看到一個藍色的電火花。

4. （常用於否定句）微量；絲毫[S][（+of）]
   He showed not a spark of interest in the plan.

   他對這個計畫一點不感興趣。

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

   他的生命之火還在閃爍。

6. 跡象，痕跡
   He still retains a spark of decency.

   他仍然保持著一點起碼的體面。

vt.

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

   他們策劃發起反叛。

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

   是這個事件激起了她對政治的興趣。

vi.

1. 發出火花；飛出火星
   This wood burns steadily with no sparking.

   這木柴長時間燃燒正常，不爆火花。

2. 閃耀，閃光
   Her eyes sparked.

   她雙眼閃閃發光。

3. 熱烈贊同
   Her mother sparked to the idea of an early wedding date.

   她母親欣然同意早日舉行婚禮。

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……求愛
   The railroad didn't pay him to spark a girl on its time.

   鐵路付他薪資不是讓他在上班時間去向女孩子求愛的。

vi.

1. 【美】【口】求婚；求愛

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.