spark

Từ điển Việt Anh Việt 4in1 - English Vietnamese 4 in 1 Dictionary

I.spark¹ /spɑːk $ spɑːrk/ BrE AmE noun
[Language: Old English; Origin: spearca]
1. FIRE [countable] a very small piece of burning material produced by a fire or by hitting or rubbing two hard objects together:
sparks from the fire
The scrape of metal on metal sent up a shower of sparks.
2. ELECTRICITY [countable] a flash of light caused by electricity passing across a space:
electric sparks from a broken wire
3. spark of interest/excitement/anger etc a small amount of a feeling or quality:
Rachel looked at her and felt a spark of hope.
4. CAUSE [countable] a small action or event that causes something to happen, especially trouble or violence:
The judge’s verdict provided the spark for the riots.
Interest rate cuts were the spark the market needed.
5. INTELLIGENCE/ENERGY [uncountable] a quality of intelligence or energy that makes someone successful or fun to be with:
She was tired, and lacked her usual spark.
McKellen’s performance gives the play its spark of life (=quality of energy).
6. sparks [plural] anger or angry arguments:
The sparks were really flying (=people were arguing angrily) at the meeting!
⇨ bright spark at ↑bright(10)
II.spark² BrE AmE verb
1. [transitive] (also spark something ↔ off) to be the cause of something, especially trouble or violence SYN provoke:
The police response sparked outrage in the community.
A discarded cigarette sparked a small brush fire.
2. spark sb’s interest/hope/curiosity etc to make someone feel interested, hopeful etc:
topics that spark children’s imaginations
3. [intransitive] to produce sparks of fire or electricity

sparkhu

◎	[spɑ:k]
※	danh từ
	■	tia lửa, tia sáng; tàn lửa
	■	tia loé, ánh loé, chấm sáng loé (ở đá quý)
	■	lời đối đáp nhanh trí; nét sắc sảo (của trí thông minh)
	■	((thường) phủ định) một tia, một tị
		☆	if you had a spark of generosity in you
			nếu như anh còn tí chút lượng cả nào
	■	(Sparks) nhân viên rađiô
	〆	fairy sparks
		✓	ánh lân quang (phát ra từ thực vật mục nát); ma trơi
	〆	to strike sparks out of somebody
		✓	gợi được sự sắc sảo dí dỏm của ai (nhất là trong khi nói chuyện)
※	ngoại động từ
	■	làm cho ai bật tia lửa
	■	to spark off khuấy động, làm cho hoạt động
※	nội động từ
	■	phát tia lửa, phát tia điện
※	danh từ
	■	người vui tính
	■	người trai lơ
※	nội động từ
	■	trai lơ
※	ngoại động từ
	■	tán tỉnh, tán (gái)

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  Spark, Muriel Spark, Dame Muriel Spark, Muriel Sarah Spark, discharge, arc, electric arc, electric discharge, sparkle, twinkle, light, flicker, glint, trip, actuate, trigger, activate, set off, spark off, trigger off, touch off