Word · Frequency #8882
sparkle
闪光；光泽；光辉
the quality of shining with bright reflected light; glitter or luster
- 1.
A little spark; a scintillation.
小火花；闪烁
- 2.
merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance
眉宇间流露出的欢快光彩或神采
- 3.
Brilliance; luster.
光辉；光泽
- 4.
the occurrence of a small flash or spark
小闪光或火星的出现
- 5.
Liveliness; vivacity.
活力；生气
- 6.
the quality of shining with a bright reflected light
闪耀明亮反射光的特质
- 7.
The quality of being sparkling or fizzy; effervescence.
起泡或冒泡的特性；泡腾
活力；生气；神采；小火花；闪烁；起泡；冒泡；眉宇间流露出的欢快光彩或神采；光辉；光泽
In use
The sparkle of the lake at sunset was a beautiful sight.
A small sparkle on the floor turned out to be a piece of broken glass.
The diamonds on her necklace sent sparkles across the room.
he had a sparkle in his eye
Connections
Collocations
- add sparkle to
- 增添……的光彩
- A few decorations will add sparkle to the room.一些装饰将给房间增添光彩。
- sparkle in one's eyes
- 眼中的神采
- There was a sparkle in her eyes when she talked about her trip.她谈论旅行时眼中闪烁着神采。
- lose its sparkle
- 失去光泽/光彩
- The diamond had lost its sparkle after years of wear.这颗钻石经多年佩戴已失去光泽。
- a sparkle of light
- 一道闪光
- A sparkle of light reflected off the water.一道闪光从水面反射出来。
Pop culture & quotes
- Sparkle, sparkle, what is it you want to say?
- 闪耀，闪耀，你想说什么？This line is from the song 'Sparkle' by Radwimps, used as the theme for the anime film 'Your Name.'
Learner notes
Memory Tip
将'sparkle'拆成'spark'（火花）和'le'（了），想象小火花一闪一闪，带来脸上的光彩和喜悦。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：facial expression、spark、shine 作为名词时，'sparkle'通常用于描述人的面部神采（如喜悦的光芒）、小闪光或物体的闪耀光泽，在正式和非正式语境中都常见，具体用法取决于含义。
Grammar Note
作为名词，既可用作可数名词（复数sparkles）也可用作不可数名词。
Pronunciation & Spelling
No common words rhyme with 'sparkle' (/'spɑːrkəl/); the '-kle' lookalikes all have different vowels. The only true rhyme, 'darkle' (/'dɑːrkəl/), is very uncommon.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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