spark off

短语

导致, 为…的直接原因

词形变化

sparked off sparking off sparks off 三单 sparks off sparking off 现在分词 sparked off 过去式 sparked off 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To initiate something by providing the necessary conditions.

    及物

    My letter to the newspaper sparked off an investigation into government corruption.

词汇关系

动词

同义词 7

trip trigger spark activate set off actuate touch off

上位词 2

initiate pioneer

下位词 1

trigger