English Dictionary

spark up

動詞

他動詞 自動詞 くだけた表現 鉄道用語

(transitive) to rekindle / (transitive) to make more exotic or fun / (intransitive) To light up; light a cigarette or start smoking a pipe, bong, etc.

日本語の意味

再燃させる、活性化させる / よりエキゾチックに、より楽しくさせる / 点火する、火をつける（例: タバコ、パイプ、ボングなどに火をつける）

She tried to spark up their old friendship with a heartfelt letter.

彼女は心のこもった手紙でかつての友情を再燃させようとした。

意味（1）

(transitive) to rekindle

意味（2）

(transitive) to make more exotic or fun

意味（3）

(intransitive) To light up; light a cigarette or start smoking a pipe, bong, etc.

意味（4）

(transitive) To initiate (a conversation, debate etc.)

意味（5）

(informal, of a railway) To provide electrification.

Again, to go back to the history of British Railways, there were moves to introduce electrification more widely when the West Coast Main Line was sparked up in the 1960s, but this was rejected by dyed-in-the-wool old regional railway managers who did not like the hassle of putting up the wires.

sparks up （ present singular third-person ）

sparking up （ participle present ）

sparked up （ participle past ）

sparked up （ past ）