Word · Frequency #16779
spars
晶石
spars is the plural of spar.
a light-colored, transparent or translucent, cleavable nonmetallic mineral such as calcite or feldspar
- 1.
A rafter of a roof.
屋顶的椽子。
- 2.
A sparring session; a preliminary fight, as in boxing or cock-fighting.
拳击或斗鸡等中的练习赛；初步较量。
- 3.
Any of various microcrystalline minerals, of light, translucent, or transparent appearance, which are easily cleft.
各种微晶矿物,外观浅色、半透明或透明,易于裂开。
- 4.
A thick pole or piece of wood.
粗杆或粗木料。
- 5.
Any crystal with readily discernible faces.
任何具有清晰可见晶面的晶体。
- 6.
Any linear object used as a mast, sprit, yard, boom, pole or gaff.
用作桅杆、撑杆、横杆、吊杆、杆或斜桁的任何线性物体。
- 7.
A beam-like structural member that supports ribs in an aircraft wing or other airfoil.
支撑飞机机翼或其他翼面肋骨的梁状结构构件。
圆材；拳斗；拳击练习；屋顶的椽子。；拳击或斗鸡等中的练习赛；初步较量。；各种微晶矿物,外观浅色、半透明或透明,易于裂开。
In use
The two lawyers sparred over every detail of the contract.
My brother and I often spar about which movie to watch.
She enjoys sparring with colleagues about new ideas at work.
spar with sb
spar with 也可用于表示与某人争论。
The boxers sparred with each other before the big fight.
拳击手们在大赛前互相进行对打训练。
spar over sth
over 后接争论的话题。
They sparred over the best way to solve the problem.
他们就解决问题的最佳方式争论起来。
spar with sb over sth
该结构综合了争论对象与话题，常见于正式或政治语境。
Connections
Collocations
- spar with
- 与…对练（拳击）；与…争论
- The boxer sparred with his coach to prepare for the big fight.那名拳击手与教练对练，为这场大赛做准备。
- spar over
- 就…争论
- The two candidates sparred over the issue of healthcare.两位候选人就医疗改革问题争论不休。
- sparring partner
- 陪练对手
- She asked her teammate to be her sparring partner for the championship.她请队友做她参加锦标赛的陪练对手。
- sparring session
- 对练训练
- The coach scheduled a sparring session for the new boxers.教练为新拳击手安排了一次对练训练。
- spar verbally
- 进行口头争论；唇枪舌剑
- The debaters sparred verbally over the proposed law.辩手们就该提案唇枪舌剑。
- spar for position
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 spar 看成 spa + r，r 像根圆材/柱子；在 spa 里挥拳 spar（拳斗/争论）。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：boxing training、political debates 动词 spar 多用于拳击训练中的对打，也常比喻为口头争论，比较常见于新闻报道或政治辩论场景。语气中性，不算特别正式或粗俗。
Grammar Note
注意：动词变位和-ing形式需双写 r，如 sparring、sparred。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All these words share the spelling -ar and, in the non-rhotic pronunciation shown for 'spar' (/spɑː/), rhyme with it: car, bar, jar, star, far, scar. Note that 'spare' (/speə(r)/) looks similar but has a different vowel sound and does not rhyme.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，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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