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| 1 | mainly literary to jump or move in a particular direction , quickly , and with a lot of energy 跳；跃 |
| The young man turned to hit him, but Corbett sprang back. 这个年轻人转过来打他，但科贝特向后跳开了。 |
| spring to your feet (=stand up quickly) Roberts kept springing to his feet to shout at the referees. 快速站起 |
| | 1a | used for saying that something is done quickly and with energy or force 迅速而有力地行动 | | spring into action/motion ‘Let’ s get going,’ my father cried, springing into action. “我们走吧，”我爸爸喊道，说着就行动起来。 | | spring to sb’ s defence/aid/assistance ‘She was just trying to help!’ said Eric, springing to her defence. “她只是想要帮忙！”埃里克马上为她辩护道。 | |
| | 1b | used about objects that open or move quickly and with a lot of energy 猛地打开；弹开 | | The door sprang open, and Jeremy appeared. 门猛地开了，杰里米出现了。 | |
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| 2 | to happen or appear somewhere suddenly or unexpectedly 突然（或意外）发生；突然（或意外）出现 |
| Tears sprang to his eyes as he thought of Helen. 当他想到海伦时，一下子泪如泉涌。 |
| As they drove further down the road, two old barns sprang into view. 当他们沿着路继续向南行驶时，两个破旧的谷仓突然跃入眼帘。 |
| spring into existence/being A powerful underground movement sprang into existence, led by the Socialists. 由社会党人领导的强大的地下活动突然出现了。 |
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| - | spring a leak
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| if a container or a boat springs a leak , it cracks or breaks so that water or other liquid can get in or out |
| （容器或船）破裂漏水 |
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| - | spring a surprise
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| to tell someone something in order to surprise them |
| 宣布令人吃惊的消息 |
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| - | spring to life
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| to begin to be active |
| 开始活跃起来 |
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| The team’ s sluggish attack sprang to life in the second half. 该队沉闷的进攻在下半场突然有了生气。 |
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| - | spring to mind
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| if a thought or something you are trying to remember springs to mind , it comes into your mind suddenly |
| 立刻出现在脑海中 |
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| His name doesn’ t spring to mind immediately. 他的名字没有立即出现在脑海中。 |
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| - | spring a trap
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| 1 | if an animal springs a trap , the trap closes on the animal so that it is caught （动物）触发捕捉器 |
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| 2 | to trick someone , especially after planning how you will do it （尤指有计划地）欺骗，设套 |
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| - | ˈspring for |
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| | spring for sth: to pay for someone else’ s share of something 替他人付…的钱；请客 | I’ ll spring for dinner tonight. 今天晚饭我请客。 | |
| - | ˈspring from |
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| | spring from sb/sth: to come from a particular place , family , or situation 来自于；出身于 | Hugh’ s interest in languages sprang from his upbringing in Spain. 休对语言的兴趣源自于他在西班牙的成长经历。 | |
| - | ˈspring on |
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| | spring sth on sb: to tell someone something that they do not expect 出其不意地对（某人）宣告；突然向（某人）提出 | They just sprang it on me at the office meeting. 他们在办公室会议上就突然告诉了我。 | |
| - | ˌspring ˈup |
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| | to appear or be produced suddenly and quickly 涌现；突然而迅速地出现 | In southern California new Internet companies were springing up every day. 在加利福尼亚南部新的互联网公司每天都如雨后春笋般地涌现。 | |
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