单词详解

1. n.

A. [U] [C] 春季，春天 (the season of growth)

Spring is coming. 春天来了。

It can be quite windy in Beijing, especially in spring. 北京有时容易刮风，特别在春季。

B. 泉 (a natural flow of ground water)

The spring water is cold and clear. 泉水清冽。

C. [C] 根源，源泉 (the reason or the origin)

Her vanity was the spring of her unhappiness. 她的虚荣心是她不幸的起因。

2. vi. & vt.

A. 跳，跃 (move forward by leaps and bounds)

The cat crouched ready to spring. 那猫躬起背准备跳。

B. 弹起，弹开，反弹 (spring back, spring away from an impact)

A clown will spring from the box when it is opened. 盒子一打开里面会弹出个小丑来。

C. 飞快地行动 [(+to)]  (develop suddenly)

He sprang to his feet and rushed out of the room. 他跳起身奔出了房间。

The wheat is beginning to spring up. 小麦正开始迅速生长。

相关词组

1. spring up  涌现，发生，迅速长出　

The northwest wind will spring up this evening. 今天傍晚将开始刮西北风。

2. in spring 在春天

Everything begins to come out in spring. 在春季，万物开始生长。

相关单词

复数：springs

过去式：sprang/sprung

过去分词：sprung

现在分词：springing

第三人称单数：springs