sparkle
名词 n.
动词 v.
英 /ˈspɑː.kəl/
美 /ˈspɑɹ.kəl/
英文释义
名词 n.
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A little spark; a scintillation.
— As sparckles from the Anduile vse to fly, / When heauie hammers on the wedge are swaid
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Brilliance; luster.
— the sparkle of a diamond
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Liveliness; vivacity.
— the sparkle of his conversation over dinner
- The quality of being sparkling or fizzy; effervescence.
动词 v.
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To emit sparks; to throw off ignited or incandescent particles
— The wood was sparkling in the bonfire.
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To shine as if throwing off sparks; to emit flashes of light; to scintillate; to twinkle
— The stars sparkle in the sky.
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To manifest itself by, or as if by, emitting sparks; to glisten; to flash.
— I see bright honour sparkle through your eyes.
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To emit little bubbles, as certain kinds of liquors; to effervesce
— sparkling wine
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To emit in the form or likeness of sparks.
— That the bright glister of their beames cleare / Did sparckle forth great light, and glorious did appeare.
- To disperse.
- To scatter on or over.
词汇关系
词源
词源 1
From Middle English sparkel, sparkle, sparcle, equivalent to spark + -le (diminutive suffix). In some modern uses deverbal from etymology 2 below.
词源 2
From Middle English sparklen, sperclen, equivalent to spark + -le (frequentative verb). Cognate with West Frisian sparkelje (“to sparkle”), Dutch sparkelen (“to sparkle”).
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