Spark

(noun.) a small fragment of a burning substance thrown out by burning material or by friction.

(noun.) Scottish writer of satirical novels (born in 1918).

(noun.) a small but noticeable trace of some quality that might become stronger; 'a spark of interest'; 'a spark of decency'.

(verb.) emit or produce sparks; 'A high tension wire, brought down by a storm, can continue to spark'.

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• And the twilight, as she now sought to pierce it, was gradually lighted by a faint spark of reassurance. 伊迪丝·华顿. 快乐之家.
• He now presented his knuckle to the key, and received a strong spark. 本杰明·富兰克林. 富兰克林自传.
• Why, in that instant, did I not extinguish the spark of existence which you had so wantonly bestowed? 玛丽·雪莱. 弗兰肯斯坦.
• The spark remained stationary for a moment, then moved back again in the direction from which it had advanced. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• Professor Hertz proved in 1888 that a spark, or disruptive discharge of electricity, caused electro-magnetic waves to radiate away in all directions through the ether. 鲁伯特·萨金特·荷兰. 历史性发明.
• Next morning's papers explained that it was but some loose drapery on which a spark had fallen, and which had blazed up and been quenched in a moment. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
• He also by use of the electric spark caused the oxygen and nitrogen of the air to unite to form nitric acid. 李贝. 西洋科学史.
• As there was no limit to the distance that electricity would travel there seemed no reason why these dots and dashes, or sparks and spaces, should not be sent all around the world. 鲁伯特·萨金特·荷兰. 历史性发明.
• By connecting X to the gas-pipe we drew sparks from the gas-pipes in any part of the room by drawing an iron wire over the brass jet of the cock. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• The engines and dynamos made a horrible racket, from loud and deep groans to a hideous shriek, and the place seemed to be filled with sparks and flames of all colors. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• The tinder was damp,--no wonder there,--and one after another the sparks died out. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 远大前程.
• Mr Boffin took his nose in his hand, as if it were already excoriated, and the sparks were beginning to fly out of that feature. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• No gleam of fire, no glittering shower of sparks, no roar of bellows; all shut up, and still. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 远大前程.
• The same effect would be produced if the disc, during its rotation, were seen by successive electric sparks. 弗雷德里克·科利尔·贝克维尔. 伟大的事实.
• This mixture is ignited by an automatic, electric sparking device, and the explosion of the gases drives the piston _P_ to the right. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
• Cuneus, a pupil of Muschenbroeck, was one day trying to charge some water in a glass bottle with electricity by connecting it with a chain to the sparking knob of an electrical machine. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.

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