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spark

/ˈspɑɚk/

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noun

plural sparks

[count] a small piece of burning material that comes from a fire or is produced by rubbing or hitting two hard objects together

A spark from the fireplace set the rug on fire.

The car's tailpipe made sparks as it scraped the road.

a short, bright flash of electricity between two points

A spark ignites the stove's burner.

[noncount] :a quality that makes someone or something enjoyable, interesting, successful, etc.

In its fourth year, the TV series has lost its spark.

She's a talented gymnast but she doesn't have the spark of some of her competitors.

[count] :a small amount of something

A spark of hope remains.

Sometimes there were surprising sparks of humor in his letters.

occasional sparks of insight

[count] :an action, occurrence, etc., that causes something larger to happen

His death was the spark that ignited the revolution.

Her suggestion was the spark for the entire renovation project.

bright spark

Brit informal + disapproving :a person who says or does something that seems intelligent but is really not

Who's the bright spark who came up with this rotten idea?

sparks fly

When sparks fly, it means that two people are either having an argument with each other or are sexually attracted to each other.

The sparks flew [=they had an angry argument] when he arrived late for her special dinner.

Sparks flew when they met for the first time.

verb

sparks; sparking; sparked

[+ obj] :to cause (something) to start or happen

The question sparked a debate.

Her fifth-grade teacher sparked her interest in history. - sometimes + off

The arrests sparked off [=touched off] a riot.

His hit sparked off [=started] a rally that brought in four runs.

[no obj] :to produce sparks

The fire sparked and crackled.

The wires made contact and sparked.

[+ obj] :to add interest, liveliness, or flavor to (something)

prose sparked with humor - often + up

spark up an otherwise bland sauce

* Các từ tương tự:
spark plug, sparkle, sparkler, sparkling, sparky