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spring /sprɪŋ/► SEE ALLbe no spring chickenspring a leakspring to/into life/actionspring a trapfull of the joys of springcome/spring to mind
●be ˌno spring ˈchicken (humorous) be no longer young 不是黄毛小子；不再年轻◆I’m no spring chicken, but I still like going on long walks.
尽管我已不再年轻，可我还是喜欢长距离的散步。◆Are you sure he should be playing squash at his age? He’s no spring chicken, you know!
你肯定他这个年龄还可以打壁球吗？他不是年轻人了，这你知道！●spring a ˈleak (of a boat, roof, container, etc. 船、屋顶、容器等) start to let water in 出现裂缝；开裂漏水◆The boat sprang a leak halfway across the lake.
小船在穿越湖泊的半途中破裂漏水。●spring to/into ˈlife/ˈaction (of a person or thing 人或事物) suddenly become active or start to work 突然活跃（或运行）起来◆As soon as he heard the alarm bell, he sprang into action.
一听到警铃响，他立即行动起来。◆This machine will spring into life at the touch of a button.
一摁按钮这机器就会转动起来。●spring a ˈtrap1. make a trap for catching animals close suddenly 使捕兽器突然合上；触发捕兽器2. try to trick sb into doing or saying sth; succeed in this 设圈套；下套子◆The burglars were arrested after the police sprung a trap on them last night.
昨晚警察设下埋伏，抓住了窃贼。●full of the joys of ˈspringvery happy, cheerful and lively 兴高采烈◆You look full of the joys of spring this morning.你今天早上看起来兴高采烈的。●come/spring to ˈmindif sth comes or springs to mind, you suddenly remember or think of it 突然记起（或想到）◆‘Have you any suggestions?’ ‘Nothing springs to mind, I’m afraid.’“你有什么建议吗？”“恐怕现在想不起什么来。”◆Just say whatever comes to mind — it doesn’t matter.想到什么就说什么，没关系的。 |