- [uncountable, countable]
the season between winter and summer when plants begin to grow 春天;春季 The following spring, the three artists travelled to California. 第二年春天,这三位艺术家去了加利福尼亚。 - in (the) spring
flowers that bloom in (the) spring 春天开花的花 The birds arrive in late spring and leave again in early autumn. 鸟儿在晚春到达,在初秋再次离开。 He was born in the spring of 1944. 他生于 1944 年春。 Spring came early that year. 那年春天来得很早。 There's a feeling of spring in the air today. 今天可以感到一点春天的气息。 spring flowers 春天的花
Extra ExamplesTopics Timea1The students spend the whole spring term on teaching practice. 学生们整个春季学期都在进行教学实践。 a delicious recipe for spring lamb 美味早春羊肉菜谱 a perfect spring day 美妙的春日 the party's spring conference 该党的春季大会 to plant spring bulbs 种植春季开花的鳞茎植物
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- last
- this past
- the following
- …
- weather
- sun
- sunlight
- …
- [countable]
a place where water comes naturally to the surface from under the ground 泉 a mountain spring 山泉 mineral/thermal springs 矿物/温泉 The area is noted for its hot springs and geysers. 这个地区以其温泉和间歇泉而闻名。 deliciously cool spring water 甘冽的泉水
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- hot
- thermal
- bubbling
- …
- bubble
- water
- [countable]
a twisted piece of wire that can be pushed, pressed or pulled but which always returns to its original shape or position afterwards 弹簧;发条 bed springs 床垫弹簧 The springs in the sofa have gone (= they no longer return to their original position). 沙发上的弹簧不见了。 She's full of energy, like a coiled spring. 她精力充沛,像一个螺旋弹簧。
Extra ExamplesMost of the springs have gone in the old sofa. 旧沙发的大部份弹簧都坏掉了。 The children broke some springs jumping on the bed. 孩子们在床上跳时弄断了一些弹簧。 a box-spring mattress 弹簧床垫
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- coiled
- box
- break
- break
- go
- [uncountable]
the ability of a spring to return to its original position 弹性;弹力 - [uncountable, singular]
a cheerful, lively quality 活力;朝气 - [countable]
a quick sudden jump upwards or forwards 跳;跃
season季节
water水
wire
cheerful quality活力
sudden jump跳跃
Word OriginOld English spring (noun), springan (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German springen. Early use in the senses ‘head of a well’ and ‘rush out in a stream’ gave rise to the figurative use ‘originate’.
Idioms
full of the joys of spring
very cheerful 快活极了;非常愉快;活泼愉快