spring
noun uk/sprɪŋ/ us/sprɪŋ/
(SEASON)
A2 [ C or U ]春天，春季
the season of the year between winter and summer, lasting from March to June north of the equator, and from September to December south of the equator, when the weather becomes warmer, leaves and plants start to grow again and flowers appear
Many bulbs bloom in (the) spring. 很多球茎植物春天开花。
Janet's coming over for a couple of weeks next spring. 珍妮特明年春天要来这儿呆几个星期。
It's been a very wet spring. 今年春天雨很多。
a spring day/morning 春日白天／早晨
spring flowers/weather 春花／春日天气
- More examples
- Cutting the bush back in the autumn will help promote vigorous growth in the spring.
- The short hemline is very much in vogue this spring.
- We decided to have a spring break in Paris.
- The blackbird, like most birds, breeds in the spring.
- The papers are predicting that the prime minister will call an election in the spring.
(CURVED METAL)
[ C ]弹簧，发条
a piece of curved or bent metal that can be pressed into a smaller space but then returns to its usual shape
The children have jumped on the couch so much that they've ruined the springs. 孩子们老是在沙发上跳来跳去的，把弹簧都弄坏了。
[ U ]弹性，弹力
something's ability to return to its usual shape after it has been pressed
Over the years the mattress has lost its spring. 几年下来，床垫失去了弹性。
(WATER)
C1 [ C ] (also springs)泉
a place where water naturally flows out from the ground
bubbling/hot springs 汩汩冒泡的泉／温泉
Idiom
a spring in your stepidiom 步伐轻快;（走路）轻松自信
If you walk with or have a spring in your step, you walk energetically in a way that shows you are feeling happy and confident.
There's been a definite spring in his step ever since he met Joanna. 自从他遇见乔安娜之后，走起路来步伐都轻快了。
spring
verb [ I usually + adv/prep ] uk/sprɪŋ/ us/sprɪŋ/ sprang or sprung | sprung
(MOVE QUICKLY)
C2 跳，跃，蹦
to move quickly and suddenly towards a particular place
I sprang out of bed to answer the door. 我从床上跳起来去开门。
The organization is ready to spring into action (= start taking action) the moment it receives its funding. 那个组织已准备好了，一得到资金就立即采取行动。
He always springs to his feet when she walks in the room. 她走进房间时，他总是会立即站起来。
figurative I noticed the way you sprang to his defence when Caroline started joking about his clothes. 我注意到，卡罗琳打趣他的穿着时，你立刻就开始为他辩护了。
The lid of the box sprang shut. 盒盖啪的一下关上了。
(APPEAR SUDDENLY)
C2 informal突然出现;涌现
to appear suddenly
"Where did you spring from? - I didn't see you come in!" “你从那儿冒出来的？——我都没见你进来！”
Idioms
spring to lifeidiom 突然活跃（或忙碌）起来
to suddenly become very active or busy
After about eight o'clock the city springs to life. 大约8点钟过后，整个城市突然热闹起来。
spring to mindidiom C2 跃入脑海
to come quickly into your mind
Say the word "Australia" and a vision of beaches and blue seas immediately springs to mind. 一提起“澳大利亚”几个字，脑海中立刻呈现出沙滩和蔚蓝的大海。
Phrasal verbs
spring for something US informal（通常替其他人）支付（或购买）（某物）
to pay for or buy something, often for someone else
They offered to spring for the tickets. 他们愿意出钱买票。
spring from somethingC2 起源于；来自；由…造成
to come from or be a result of something
His need to be liked obviously springs from a deep-rooted insecurity. 他渴望别人喜欢他，这显然源于一种根深蒂固的不安全感。
spring something on someone 突然告诉（某人）；冷不防地问（某人）
to suddenly tell or ask someone something when they do not expect it
I hope he's not going to spring any nasty surprises on us at the meeting this morning. 我希望今天上午的会议他不会冷不防对我们说出一些让人讨厌的话来。
spring up 突然出现；涌现
to start to exist suddenly
Thousands of new businesses have sprung up in the past couple of years. 过去几年里数千家新企业如雨后春笋般涌现出来。
spring
adjective US uk/sprɪŋ/ us/sprɪŋ/ (UK sprung)
（家具）装有弹簧的，有弹簧支撑的
(of furniture) using springs (= curved pieces of metal) to give support