EJDict
ライセンス: CC0 (Public Domain)
日本語WordNet
a momentary flash of light
merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance; "he had a sparkle in his eye"; "there's a perpetual twinkle in his eyes"
electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field
a small fragment of a burning substance thrown out by burning material or by friction
put in motion or move to act; "trigger a reaction"; "actuate the circuits"
emit or produce sparks; "A high tension wire, brought down by a storm, can continue to spark"
JMdict
AIによる解説
(1) A small fiery particle. (2) A flash of light. (3) Liveliness, vitality. (4) A trigger, catalyst. (5) As a verb: to emit sparks, to ignite or trigger.
ライセンス: KeyLang Original
Little did we know that our small initiative would spark such widespread interest nationwide.
私たちの小さなイニシアチブが全国的にこれほど広範な関心を引き起こすとは、ほとんど知らなかった。
Muriel Spark converted to Catholicism, which influenced her later works.
ミュリエル・スパークはカトリックに改宗し、後期の作品に影響を与えた。
Pronunciation data from ipa-dict (MIT License) based on cmudict-ipa by @lingz