spring

noun

季节 season

1. 春天；春季
   the season between winter and summer when plants begin to grow
   1. flowers that bloom in spring/in the spring
      春天开的花
   2. He was born in the spring of 1944.
      他生于1944年春。
   3. There's a feeling of spring in the air today.
      今天可以感到一点春天的气息。
   4. spring flowers
      春天的花

弹簧 twisted wire

2. 弹簧；发条
   a twisted piece of metal that can be pushed, pressed or pulled but which always returns to its original shape or position afterwards
   1. bed springs
      床垫弹簧
3. 弹性；弹力
   the ability of a spring to return to its original position
   1. The mattress has lost its spring.
      那个床垫失去弹性了。

水 water

4. 泉
   a place where water comes naturally to the surface from under the ground
   1. a mountain spring
      山泉
   2. spring water
      泉水

活力 cheerful quality

5. 活力；朝气
   a cheerful, lively quality
   1. She walked along with a spring in her step .
      她迈着轻快的步伐向前走去。

跳跃 sudden jump

6. 跳；跃
   a quick sudden jump upwards or forwards
   1. With a spring, the cat leapt on to the table.
      猫一跃跳上桌子。

verb

跳跃 jump/move suddenly

1. 跳；跃；蹦
   to move suddenly and with one quick movement in a particular direction
   1. He turned off the alarm and sprang out of bed.
      他止住闹钟，从床上跳了下来。
   2. Everyone sprang to their feet (= stood up suddenly) when the principal walked in.
      校长进来时，所有的人都立刻站了起来。
   3. The cat crouched ready to spring.
      那猫弓起背准备跳。
   4. to spring to sb's defence/assistance (= to quickly defend or help sb)
      连忙站出来保护 / 帮助某人
2. 突然猛烈地移动
   to move suddenly and violently
   1. The branch sprang back and hit him in the face.
      树枝弹回来打在他脸上。
   2. She turned the key and the lid sprang open.
      她一拧钥匙，盖子啪地打开了。

使吃惊 surprise

3. 突如其来地做；冷不防地问；突然说
   to do sth, ask sth or say sth that sb is not expecting
   1. She sprang a surprise by winning the tournament.
      这次比赛她获得冠军，爆了个大冷门。
   2. I'm sorry to spring it on you , but I've been offered another job.
      我很抱歉这样突然告诉您，我另有工作了。

突然出现 appear suddenly

4. 突然出现（或来到）
   to appear or come somewhere suddenly
   1. Tears sprang to her eyes.
      她眼里一下子涌出了泪水。

救出被拘禁者 free prisoner

5. 帮助…逃跑（或越狱）；营救
   to help a prisoner to escape
   1. Plans to spring the hostages have failed.
      营救人质的计划失败了。

1. N-VAR 春天;春季
   Spring is the season between winter and summer when the weather becomes warmer and plants start to grow again.
   1. The Labor government of Western Australia has an election due next spring...
      西澳大利亚工党政府明年春天要举行选举。
   2. We met again in the spring of 1977.
      我们于 1977 年春季再次见面。
2. N-COUNT 弹簧;发条
   A spring is a spiral of wire which returns to its original shape after it is pressed or pulled.
   1. Unfortunately, as a standard mattress wears, the springs soften and so do not support your spine...
      遗憾的是，当一张标准床垫用旧后，弹簧就会变软而无法支撑你的脊椎。
   2. Both springs in the fuel pump were broken.
      燃料泵里的两个弹簧都断了。
3. N-COUNT 泉;泉水
   A spring is a place where water comes up through the ground. It is also the water that comes from that place.
   1. To the north are the hot springs of Banyas de Sant Loan.
      北边是班亚斯德桑隆温泉。
4. VERB 跳;跃;蹦
   When a person or animal springs, they jump upwards or forwards suddenly or quickly.
   1. He sprang to his feet, grabbing his keys off the coffee table...
      他一跃而起，从茶几上一把抓起自己的钥匙。
   2. Outside each door a guard sprang to attention as they approached...
      当他们走近时，每扇门外都有一名卫兵肃身立正。
   3. Throwing back the sheet, he sprang from the bed...
      他掀开床单，从床上跳了起来。
   4. The lion roared once and sprang.
      狮子大吼一声，跳了起来。
5. VERB (突然朝某个方向)迅速移动，弹开
   If something springs in a particular direction, it moves suddenly and quickly.
   1. Sadly when the lid of the boot sprang open, it was empty.
      不幸的是，当后备箱的盖子弹开时，里面却是空的。
6. VERB 突然活跃起来;突然出现
   If things or people spring into action or spring to life, they suddenly start being active or suddenly come into existence.
   1. When she contacted me at the beginning of August to enlist support, Sharon and I sprang into action.
      她 8 月初和我联系请求帮助时，我和沙伦便立即行动起来了。
   2. ...new industries which had sprung into life during the 1920s.
      在 20 世纪 20 年代突然出现的新型工业
7. VERB 起源于;发源于;来自
   If one thing springs from another thing, it is the result of it.
   1. Ethiopia's art springs from her early Christian as well as her Muslim heritage...
      埃塞俄比亚的艺术起源于其早期的基督教和伊斯兰教文化遗产。
   2. His anger sprang from his suffering at the loss of the most important love he had ever known in his life.
      失去一生中的至爱让他悲痛不已，愤怒涌上他的心头。
8. VERB (船舶、容器等)出现(裂缝)
   If a boat or container springs a leak, water or some other liquid starts coming in or out through a crack.
   1. The yacht has sprung a leak in the hull.
      帆船的船体上出现了一条裂缝。
9. VERB 冷不防地说;突然告诉(或宣布)
   If you spring some news or a surprise on someone, you tell them something that they did not expect to hear, without warning them.
   1. The two superpower leaders sprang a surprise at a ceremony in the White House yesterday by signing a trade deal...
      两个超级大国的领导人昨天在白宫的一个仪式上突然签署了一项贸易协定，令人倍感意外。
   2. Mclaren sprang a new idea on him.
      麦克拉伦突然告诉他一个新想法。
10. to spring to mind → see: mind

1. For most of the spring and early summer her base was her home in Scotland.
   春天和初夏的大部分时间，她都是在苏格兰的家里度过的。
2. In the Chinese calendar, the Spring Equinox always occurs in the second month.
   在中国历法中，春分总是出现在2月。
3. A soft spring rain had fallen all day.
   蒙蒙春雨已经下了一整天。
4. The Labor government of Western Australia has an election due next spring
   西澳大利亚工党政府明年春天要举行选举。
5. We met again in the spring of 1977.
   我们于1977年春季再次见面。
6. Unfortunately, as a standard mattress wears, the springs soften and so do not support your spine
   遗憾的是，当一张标准床垫用旧后，弹簧就会变软而无法支撑你的脊椎。
7. Both springs in the fuel pump were broken.
   燃料泵里的两个弹簧都断了。
8. To the north are the hot springs of Banyas de Sant Loan.
   北边是班亚斯德桑隆温泉。
9. Outside each door a guard sprang to attention as they approached
   当他们走近时，每扇门外都有一名卫兵肃身立正。
10. Throwing back the sheet, he sprang from the bed
    他掀开床单，从床上跳了起来。
11. Sadly when the lid of the boot sprang open, it was empty.
    不幸的是，当后备箱的盖子弹开时，里面却是空的。
12. When she contacted me at the beginning of August to enlist support, Sharon and I sprang into action.
    她8月初和我联系请求帮助时，我和沙伦便立即行动起来了。
13. His anger sprang from his suffering at the loss of the most important love he had ever known in his life.
    失去一生中的至爱让他悲痛不已，愤怒涌上他的心头。
14. The yacht has sprung a leak in the hull.
    帆船的船体上出现了一条裂缝。
15. The two superpower leaders sprang a surprise at a ceremony in the White House yesterday by signing a trade deal
    两个超级大国的领导人昨天在白宫的一个仪式上突然签署了一项贸易协定，令人倍感意外。
16. Mclaren sprang a new idea on him.
    麦克拉伦突然告诉他一个新想法。
17. Yellow clothes are worn as symbolic of spring
    穿上黄色的衣服象征着春天来了。
18. Two friends and I drove to Florida during college spring break
    我和两个朋友在大学春假期间开车去了佛罗里达。
19. This verse describes three signs of spring
    这节诗描绘了春天来临的三个征兆。
20. I worm all my birds in early spring
    早春的时候我给我所有的鸟打虫。
21. The spring comes and peach blossoms [ flowers] are all open.
    春天了，桃花都开了。
22. It's spring, yet it is snowing.
    都春天了，倒下起雪了。
23. If winter comes, can spring be far behind?
    冬天来了，春天还会远吗？
24. Spring has come.
    春天到了。
25. The mountain spring has run dry.
    这眼山泉干涸了。
26. The Spring Festival is drawing near.
    春节快到了。
27. Spring has set in.
    春天来到了。
28. The spring has run dry.
    这眼泉干涸了。
29. The Spring Festival is only a week away.
    离春节只有一周了。
30. The main spring of the alarm clock is broken.
    闹钟的簧断了。

  fountain spring【导航词义：泉】

  fountain n. 喷泉

〔辨析〕指花园或公园里装饰性的人工喷泉。

  spring n. 泉

〔辨析〕指天然泉源。

  jump leap spring【导航词义：跳】

  jump v. 跳，跳跃

〔辨析〕普通用词，指用双脚向上、向下跳，或跳到、跳过一定距离外的某一点。

  leap v. 跳跃，跃过

〔辨析〕常可与 jump 换用，但侧重表示身体猛力向上跃起并朝前急冲的动作，有时含突然之意。

  spring v. 跳，蹦，跃起

〔辨析〕指凭借很强的弹跳力突然而快速地跳跃。

spring for sth

1. （替别人）付…的账
   to pay for sth for sb else

spring from sth

1. 由某事物造成；起源于（或来自）某事物
   to be caused by sth; to start from sth

spring from…

1. 突如其来地从（某处）出现
   to appear suddenly and unexpectedly from a particular place
   1. The mattress has lost its spring.
      那个床垫失去弹性了。

spring up

1. 迅速出现；突然兴起
   to appear or develop quickly and/or suddenly
   1. a mountain spring
      山泉
   2. spring water
      泉水

n.

full of the joys of spring

• 快活极了；非常愉快；活泼愉快
  very cheerful

v.

spring into action

spring into/to life

• 突然工作（或行动）起来
  to suddenly start working or doing sth
  1. ‘Let's go!’ he said, springing into action.
     他突然行动起来，说道：“咱们走！”
  2. The town springs into life (= becomes busy) during the carnival.
     狂欢节期间，全城突然热闹起来。

spring a leak

• 出现裂缝；开裂漏水
  to develop a hole through which water or another liquid can pass

spring a trap

• 使捕兽器突然合上
  to make a trap for catching animals close suddenly
• 设套诱使某人做（或说）
  to try to trick sb into doing or saying sth; to succeed in this

hope springs eternal

• 人生永远充满希望
  people never stop hoping

come/spring to mind

• 突然记起（或想到）
  if sth comes/springs to mind , you suddenly remember or think of it
  1. When discussing influential modern artists, three names immediately come to mind.
     在讨论现代有影响的艺术家时，一下子有三个名字出现在脑海中。

noun

1. a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards

   Synonym:    leapleapingsaltationboundbounce

2. a metal elastic device that returns to its shape or position when pushed or pulled or pressed
   1. the spring was broken

3. the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length

   Synonym:    givespringiness

4. a point at which water issues forth

5. a natural flow of ground water

   Synonym:    fountainoutflowoutpouringnatural spring

6. the season of growth
   1. the emerging buds were a sure sign of spring
   2. he will hold office until the spring of next year

   Synonym:    springtime

verb

1. develop suddenly
   1. The tire sprang a leak

2. produce or disclose suddenly or unexpectedly
   1. He sprang these news on me just as I was leaving

3. spring back
   1. The rubber ball bounced
   2. These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide

   Synonym:    bounceresiletake a hopboundreboundrecoilreverberatericochet

4. move forward by leaps and bounds
   1. The horse bounded across the meadow
   2. The child leapt across the puddle
   3. Can you jump over the fence?

   Synonym:    jumpleapbound

5. develop into a distinctive entity
   1. our plans began to take shape

   Synonym:    formtake formtake shape