FIRE 火, [C] a very small piece of burning material produced by a fire or by hitting or rubbing two hard objects together

火花，火星:

sparks from the fire

火里飞出的火星

The scrape of metal on metal sent up a shower of sparks .

金属之间互相摩擦，迸出一阵火星。

ELECTRICITY 电, [C] a flash of light caused by electricity passing across a space

电火花:

electric sparks from a broken wire

一根断电线发出的电火花

spark of interest / excitement / anger etc, a small amount of a feeling or quality

一点点兴趣/激动/怒气等:

Rachel looked at her and felt a spark of hope.

雷切尔看着她，感到了一线希望。

CAUSE 原因, [C] a small action or event that causes something to happen, especially trouble or violence

〔麻烦或暴力的〕起因，导火线:

The judge's verdict provided the spark for the riots.

法官的裁决是这场暴乱的导火线。

Interest rate cuts were the spark the market needed.

降低利率是市场所需要的诱因。

INTELLIGENCE / ENERGY 智慧/精力, [U] a quality of intelligence or energy that makes someone successful or fun to be with

生气，活力;〔才智的〕焕发:

She was tired, and lacked her usual spark.

她很累，没有了平时的活力。

McKellan's performance gives the play its spark of life (=quality of energy) .

麦凯伦的演出给这出戏带来了活力。

sparks, [pl.] anger or angry arguments

愤怒; 激烈争吵:

The sparks were really flying (=people were arguing angrily) at the meeting!

会上可真是唇枪舌剑！

[T] also spark sth ↔ off to be the cause of something, especially trouble or violence

引起，导致〔麻烦或暴力〕;

The police response sparked outrage in the community.

警方的反应激起了民愤。

A discarded cigarette sparked a small brush fire.

一个乱扔的烟头引起了一场小小的灌木丛火灾。

spark sb's interest / hope / curiosity etc, to make someone feel interested, hopeful etc

激起某人的兴趣/希望/好奇心等:

topics that spark children's imaginations

激发儿童想象力的话题

[I] to produce sparks of fire or electricity

产生火花（电火花）