一、详细释义:
n.
春季,春天 [U,C]
例句:
After spring cleaning, all was shipshape and Bristol fashion.
春季大扫除之后一切都整整齐齐。
例句:
Sales always drop in the spring.
春季货品销路一向低落。
泉;泉水;有泉水处;泉水的流淌 [作定语](spring water) [C]
例句:
Clear water gushed from the spring.
清水从泉水中涌出。
例句:
The spring dried up long ago.
这泉水早就干涸了。
跳;跳跃 [C]
例句:
When he had quieted him a little, he made a quick spring, and leaped upon the old horse's back.
他使它稍微安静下来以后,就飞快地一跃跳上了马背。
例句:
He made many a spring and a jump after the luscious grapes.
他跳了好几跳,蹦了好几蹦,想吃到这甘美的葡萄。
弹簧;发条 [作定语](a spring-mattress) [C]
例句:
The mattress is made of spring wires.
这个床垫是用弹簧做的。
例句:
The body is initially at rest, and the spring is initially unstretched.
起初物体是静止的,弹簧也未拉长。
弹性,弹力;(比喻)活力 [C]
例句:
There was cheer in every face and a spring in every step.
每个人脸上都流露着喜色,每一个脚步都充满了活力。
例句:
There's little spring in this sofa.
这张沙发几乎没什么弹性。
v.
蹦;跃起;跳出;突然活动(如从隐藏处或松弛状态)[I]
例句:
He sprang onto the terrace and lifted the steak lightly off the fire.
他就纵身跳上地坪,轻轻地把牛排从火上取下来。
例句:
Well might the terrified weasels dive under the tables and spring madly up at the windows.
惊恐万状的黄鼠狼,有的钻到桌底下,有的没命地跳窗户。
突然说出,突然出现 [I,T]
例句:
She sprang a surprise by losing the game.
她输了比赛,爆了个大冷门。
例句:
I'm sorry to spring it on you, but I already have an engagement.
我很抱歉这样突然地告诉你,我已经有约了。
【口】帮助(囚犯等)逃跑;使(动物)离开躲藏处 [T]
例句:
Plans to spring the hostages have succeeded.
营救人质的计划成功了。
例句:
They were intriguing to spring their leader.
他们正密谋把头儿救出来。
二、词义辨析:
jump,leap,spring,hop,bound,skip
这些动词均有“跳,跳跃”之意。jump是普通用词,指用双脚向上跳,向下跳,或在同一平面上跳到有一定距离的某一点上,或跳过。leap常可与jump换用,但侧重身体猛力向上升起并朝前急冲的动作,有时含突然的意味。spring更强调有力和弹跳的运动。hop指单脚短跳或双足猛力的动作。也指小鸟、青蛙等的跳。bound多指向前向上或向下跳跃、奔跳。skip指两脚交替轻地跳或跨的动作。