| 词汇 | sparking |
| 释义 | sparking present participle ofspark spark verb[ T ] uk /spɑːk/ us /spɑːrk/ C2 to cause the start of something, especially an argument or fighting: 引起，导致，触发（尤指争论或打斗） This proposal will almost certainly spark another countrywide debate about immigration.这项提议很可能会再一次在全国范围内引起关于移民的争论。 The recent interest-rate rises have sparked new problems for small businesses.近期利率的上调给小型企业带来了新问题。 The visit of the G20 leaders sparked off(= caused the start of) mass demonstrations.G20国家领导人的到访引发了大规模示威游行。 to make something happen causeFirefighters determined that a campfire spark caused the wildfire. bring aboutMany illnesses are brought about by poor diet and lack of exercise. result inThe fire resulted in damage to their house. lead toReducing speed limits has led to fewer deaths on the motorways. makeThe heat is making me tired. arouseIt's a subject that has aroused a lot of interest. Starting and beginning be in the first flush ofidiom be/get in on the ground flooridiom become begin branch out develop grow half-cock here here goes!idiom hit the ground runningidiom motion sail in start (something) off start on something start out start/set/get the ball rollingidiom starting the ground floor wheel Examples of sparkingsparking In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Subjects listened to a phrase and indicated whether they heard, for example, 'keep sparking' or 'keeps parking'. The sequence is loosely termed a strategy, and is invoked by either the demanding or the sparking function. The food supply was particularly bad, sparking off further unrest. They ran the risk of sparking off a concatenation of uprisings which could elicit an authoritarian response from both domestic and international authorities. And given traditional opposition to the macinato in the province, it was logical to assume that sparking a tax riot would not be difficult. In addition to sparking a particularly violent ethnic conflict, this coup attempt was the death toll for a remarkable political turn-around. The opening chaconne balefully returns, sparking excited commentary from the violin. More specific principles, based on narrow causal mechanisms, may do better in this regard but also may lack the metaphoric qualities of the broader principles in sparking human imagination. The truncated signal is because of sparking. The sparking plugs were the wrong sparking plugs. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It was also concluded from both inquiries that the immediate cause of the explosions was incendive sparking from an unsafe signalling system. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We have heard of cables sparking on the floor and of cables passing through sheeting of various sorts. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That has been brought about only as a result of the sparking of enterprise by the inflow of capital from overseas. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I agree that there are issues in connection with the sale of sparking plugs which demand our attention. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 To give them the power to do that would run the risk of unnecessarily inflaming passions and sparking disorder. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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