spring

/sprɪŋ/ n. / v.
标准词条 CET-4
一句话记住

春天；春季；泉；泉水；弹簧；发条；跳；跃；突然出现

释义与例句

n. 春天；春季
the season between winter and summer, when plants begin to grow
  1. The garden is full of colour in spring.
    春天花园里五彩缤纷。
  2. These birds return to the same nesting site every spring.
    这些鸟每年春天都回到同一个筑巢地。
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  1. The festival takes place in early spring.
    这个节日在早春举行。
n. 泉；泉水；弹簧；发条
a place where water comes naturally out of the ground, or a piece of metal that returns to its original shape after being bent or pressed
  1. The villagers collected fresh water from a mountain spring.
    村民们从一处山泉取水。
  2. The mattress contains hundreds of small springs.
    这张床垫里有数百个小弹簧。
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  1. A broken spring made the door snap shut.
    一根弹簧断了，使门猛地关上。
v. 跳；跃；突然出现
to jump or move suddenly, or to appear or start existing quickly
  1. The cat sprang onto the wall in one easy movement.
    那只猫轻轻一跃就跳上了墙。
  2. Everyone sprang to their feet when the winner was announced.
    获胜者一公布，所有人都猛地站了起来。
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  1. New cafés have sprung up all over the neighbourhood.
    新咖啡馆已在这个街区各处迅速涌现。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 spring 既可指万物复苏的“春天”，也可指涌出的“泉水”和有弹性的“弹簧”；作动词是“跳跃”，过去式为 sprang，过去分词为 sprung。

词族与关联词

易混词（形近或义近，注意区别）
  • fountain 喷泉；喷水池
    spring 指地下水自然涌出地面的泉，也可指弹簧或春天；fountain 通常指人工建造的喷泉设施。natural spring 是天然泉，不能换成 natural fountain 来表达同一概念。
    The children played beside the fountain in the square. 孩子们在广场上的喷泉旁玩耍。
常见搭配
  • in spring 在春天
    Many trees begin to blossom here in spring. 这里的许多树在春天开花。
  • a hot spring 温泉
    They relaxed in a natural hot spring after the hike. 徒步后，他们在一处天然温泉里放松。
  • spring up 迅速出现；涌现
    Temporary shops sprang up near the stadium before the match. 比赛前，体育场附近迅速出现了许多临时商店。