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WORK HARD 努力工作-5 [VN] not ~ yourself
to
work as hard as possible 不遗余力
spare sb’s ’blushes (8r£) to save sb from an embarrassing
situation不让棄人难堪；免得某人丢面子
spare
sb^ feelings to be careful not to do or say anything that might
upset sb不惹某人难受；避免触i 某人的—处 to
'spare if
you have time, money, etc. to spare, you have more than you
need 多余；富養：I’ve got absoZuteZy no money
to spare this month.我故个月一
点富余钱都没有。◊ We arrived at the
airport with jiive mi‘nutes to spare.我们赶到机场时还剩五分钟。
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noun 1 an extra
thing that you keep in case you need to replace the one you usually use (used
especially about a tyre of a car)备用品；备用轮胎：to get the spare out 0/ the bo〇t々nmfc从汽车行李箱中取出备用轮胎
◊ J’ve
Zost my /cey and I haven’t got a spare.我把钥匙
丢了，还没有 4 用的。2 spares [plj (esp«:/’fl//y 阶£) =spare parts： It can be difficult to
get spares for some oWer makes 0/car有些旧型号汽_岢能不谇买配}牛。
.spare
'part
noun [usually pi.] a new
part that you buy to replace an old or broken part of a car, machine，etc.备 件；配件/零件
.spare
'rib noun a rib of pork (= meat from a pig) with
most of the meat cut off 猪排骨：barbecued spare ribs
烤排骨
.spare
'tyre {BrB)
{NAmE .spare 'tire) noun 1 an extra wheel for a
car 4角轮胎 2 (hwmorows') a large
roll of fat around sb’s waist 肥胖尚腰
sparing ./’spearm; /V/Amf'sper-/
flt/y. ~ (with
sth) careful
to use or give oniy a little of sth 慎用；俭省 ;吝惜 的：Doctors now advise
only sparing use of such creams. 现在木;夫建议，这种乳霜要慎用。◊■ffeivasahvays sparing with his praise.他从不轻易说赞扬话。► spa r- ing.丨y fldv.: [Tse the cream very sparingiy.这种乳霜要尽 可能少用。
spark
/spark;
NAmE spairk/ noun, verb m noun 1 [C] a very small burning
piece of material that is produced by sth that is burning or by hitting two
hard substances together 火花；火星：A shower of sparks _/Iew up the chimney•烟 里飞出无数火星。2 [C] a small
flash of light produced by an
electric current 4火花：
印arfcs介om a /au〖ty 收/it switch漏电的电灯开关发出的
A
花◊ A spark
ignites the fuel in a car engine.汽车发.动 k中的燃私由火花点燃。3 [C, usually sing.] ~ of sth a small amount of a
particular quality or feeling (指品 质或感情）t星，丝毫，一丁点SEIglimmer: a spark 〇/ hope
—线希望 4 [U，sing.] a special quality of energy,
intelligence or enthusiasm that makes sb very clever，amusing，etc.生气;活力；才华；热情：As a writer he seemed
to lack creative spark.
乎缺少创作激情。5 [C] an action or event tkat causes sth important to
develop, especially trouble or violence 诱因；导火线：the sparfcs 〇/ revolution革命的导火线
6 [C, usually pi.] feelings of anger or excitement between people愤_的情感；激烈的情绪：Sparks flew at the meertng (= there was a
lot of argument)•备上争论激
烈，火星四溅。IRin see bright adj. u verb 1 [VN] ~ sth (off) to cause sth to start or
develop, especially suddenly 引发；触发：The proposal would
spark a storm of protest around the country. 3^—
引发全国性的抗议浪潮。◊ The riots were sparked ojby the arrest o/a
ZocaZ ieader.骚乱是因逮捕一幸.当地领_入 :而触发的。◊ VWnds brought down power 〖ines, sparfcfng a _A're.夫风刮断电线，引起了火炎。2 [V】to produce small flashes of fire or
electricity.冒火花；飞火M;产生 电火花：a sparedng,
cracWing/ire噼响、火星飞迸 的火◊ (figurative)
The game suddenly sparked to life. '比 赛突然泰得激烈起来。vuiiiVA .spark up sth (6r£) to begin a conversation, an argument, a
friendship, etc., often suddenly激起，突然引发（交谈、争论、友谊
.養、•• I tried to spark up
a conversation with her. ^ 法跟她攀谈起来。
sparkle /'spa:kl; NAmE 'spairkl/ verb, noun
verb [V] ~ (with sth) 1 to shine
brightly with small flashes of light闪烁；闪耀：sparWing eyes炯炯有神的 眼睛◊ Her
jeweZZery spar/ded in. the candZdight•烛光 卡，她的首饰光彩熠熠。〇 note at shine 2 to be full of
life, enthusiasm or humour生气勃勃；热情奔放；神采
飞扬：_ He ahvays spar/des at
parties...在各种聚会上，他 总是光芒四射。
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noun [C, U] 1 a
series of flashes of light produced by light hitting a shiny surfac^闪烁（或闪耀）的光：the sparfcZe o/gkiss 玻璃闪耀的亮光◊ (f/gwrat/ve)
77iere was a sparWe 0/exciteme/it in her
eyes. M眼里闪麵着激动的光
舍。2 the quality of being lively and original 生动新 颖；亮点：rhe performance iacfced
spcz/*fc〖e.这场演出缺
少亮点。
spark-ler /'spa:kla(r); NAmE 'spa:rk-/ noun a type of small firework that you hold in your hand and light. It bums _ with many bright sparks•烟花棒 spark-ling /'spaiklir)； NAmE 'spairk-/ adj. 1 (also less frequent, informal sparkly /'spaikli; NAmE 'spairkli/) shining and
.flashing with light 闪烁的；闪耀的：the caZm and sjparfciing
waters 0/ the Zafce 单静的波光戴戴的
湖水◊ sparWing bZue eyes奏晶晶的蓝眼睛2 (of drinks 饮私)containing
bubbles of gas 起？&的 H7?l fizzy： a spariding wi’ne 汽酒◊ sparfcZfng
mineraZ water 矿泉汽水
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interesting and amusing 妙趣横生的：a sparWfng conversation/persomiHfy妙趣横圭的谈话；风趣的人
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excellent; of very good quality 出色的；上乘的
brilliant ： The
champion was in sparkling form. 夺冠者状态极佳f
'spark plug (also plug) {BrE also sparking plug) noun a part in a car engine
that produces a spark (= a flash of
electricity) which makes the fuel bum and starts the engine火花塞
sparky /'spa:ki; AMmf _spa:rki/
flt/y. (Srf, full of
life;
interesting and amusing 生气勃_品；充满活力
的；有意思的：a spar办persona〖办活泼的性格
'sparring
partner noun 1 a
person that you regularly have friendly arguments or discussions with 切嗟问遍
的对手 2 (in boxing 拳击运动）a person that a boxer regularly
practises with 陪练员 sparrow /'spaerau; NAmE -rou/ noun a small brown and grey
bird, common in many parts of the world 麻雀 sparrow-hawk /'spaerauhoik; NAmE -rou-/ noun a small bird of prey (= a bird that kills other creatures for food) of the hawk family
雀鹰 sparse /spa:s; NAmE spairs/ adj.' [comparative sparser, no superlative) only present in small
amounts or numbers and often spread over a large area 稀少的；稀疏的；
零落的：the spars.e population 〇/ the
isZands 如些岛上 零星的人口 ◊
Vegetaticm becomes sparse higher up the mountains•山上越高的地方植物越稀少。〇7716^/〇「爪〇[- rion
avafiabie on the subject is sparse•这个题目资料匮 乏。► sparse.ly a«/v.: a sparsely jpopuZated area 人口 稀少的地区 sparse’neSs
now/?
[U] spartan /'spaitn; NAmE 'spairtn/ adj. (of conditions ^ 活条件）simple or
severe; lacking anything that makes life easier or more pleasant 斯巴达式的；简 卜的；'▼苦 的【•川mu” From