1. U C 春，春天　 the season between winter and summer; the part of the year when leaves and flowers appear
2. C 弹簧，发条　 an object usually a length of metal wound round, which can be forced together or pressed down, and will return to its original shape when let go
3. C 泉，源泉　 a place where water comes up naturally from the ground
4. C 跳，跃　 an action to move quickly and suddenly upwards or forwards as if by jumping

　devote one's ～ to sth　把一个春天的时间用于某事
　enjoy a ～　愉快地度过春天
　expect ～　盼望春天
　have a ～　度过一个春天
　pass a ～　度过一个春天
　spend a ～　度过一个春天
　take sb a ～　占用某人一个春天的时间
　dig a ～　挖掘水词/cn>
　tap a ～　开出水词/cn>
　give a ～　跳跃
　lose ～　失去弹性
　make a ～ at　向…扑去
　rise with a ～　一跃而起
　take a ～　跳
　take a ～ over the fence　跳过篱笆

形容词+～

　all the ～　整个春天
　another ～　另一个春天
　coming ～　即将到来的春天
　dry ～　干旱的春天
　early ～　早春，初春
　last ～　去年春季
　next ～　明年春季
　this ～　今年春天
　unusual ～　不寻常的春天
　warm ～　温暖的春天
　whole ～　整个春季
　dead ～　没有弹性的弹簧
　hot ～　温泉
　mineral ～　矿泉

名词+～

　air ～　气垫

～+名词

　～ break　春假
　～ flood　春汛
　～ outing　春游
　～ wheat　春小麦

介词+～

　in (the) ～　在春天
　a touch of ～ in the air　空气中带着点春意
　the mild days of ～　春暖花开的日子

～+介词

　～ of conduct　行为的动机
　～ of human happiness　人类幸福的源泉
　～ of life　青春（时代）
　～ of muscles　肌肉的弹力
　～ of water　一股泉水
　～ to　…的弹性

　As winter gave way to spring, the days began to lengthen.　当冬天过去春天来临的时候，白天开始变长了。
　We have delayed publication of the book till spring.　我们把这本书推迟到春季才出版。
　The coming of spring often induces light-hearted foolishness in many people.　春天的到来往往会使人产生一种无忧无虑的愚蠢意识。
　Willow trees breaking out into buds foretell the coming of spring.　柳枝绽青报春来。
　Behind lay a terrible winter; ahead was promised spring.　严冬已过，阳春在望。
　Her mother had mentioned how colorful the yard was, now that spring had arrived.　她母亲提到由于春天已经来到，院子里已是五彩缤纷，非常美丽。
　It's good to fling off heavy clothing now that spring is here.　春天到了，脱去笨重的冬装真让人高兴。
　The bright flowers and warm winds announced that spring was here.　鲜艳的花朵、和煦的风显示出春天来了。
　The water was unusually high this spring and the river burst its banks.　今春河水上涨得特别厉害，把河堤给冲坏了。
　The bushes may have died back in this cold autumn, but they will grow again next spring.　在这寒冷的秋天，灌木可能会枯死，但明年春天还会生长起来。
　During the spring the river floods the valley.　每到春天，河水都要淹没这个流域。
　It often rains here all (the) spring.　这里春天一般都在下雨。
　On entering the garden I noted that spring had come round.　一走进花园我就发现春天已经到了。
　We hope for an early spring.　我们希望春天早早到来。
　As the spring is coming, all the trees are beginning to put out green buds.　春天来了，树木都开始吐出绿色的嫩芽。
　The cold weather has reached well into the spring.　寒冷的气候延续到春天。
　We propose an early holiday in the spring of next year.　我们建议在来年早一些放春假。
　Birds breed in the spring.　鸟类在春季繁殖。
　The government has announced that electricity charges will go up in the spring.　政府已经宣布电费将于春天上涨。
　The apple trees blossom in spring and are laden with fruit in autumn.　苹果树春天开花，到秋天果实累累。
　Trees put forth buds and leaves in spring.　树木在春天发芽长叶。
　Birds pair and build nests in spring.　鸟在春天交配筑窝。
　Some people use their cars only in spring, summer and autumn, and lay them up in garage during the winter.　有些人只是在春天、夏天、秋天用车，在冬天把车停在车库里。
　We sometimes have snow in spring.　我们这儿有时春天也下雪。
　He was in the spring of life.　他正值青春年少。
　It works by means of a spring.　它是靠一根弹簧来工作的。
　The spring of my watch is broken.　我手表里的发条断了。
　There is no spring left in these old rubber bands.　这些旧的橡皮圈没有弹性了。
　He had a spring in his walk.　他走起路来很有精神。
　I cannot say for certain how old Mary is, but she's obviously no spring chicken.　我就说不准玛丽女士芳龄几何，但显然她已经不很年轻了。
　The springs here are rich in mineral salts.　这里的泉水含有丰富的矿盐。
　The lion made a spring at the hunter.　狮子向猎人扑过去。
　He wears a new spring coat and a hat to match.　他穿一件新的春装，还配上一顶帽子。
　The horses are kicking up their heels in the spring air.　马在春光里踢着跳着撒欢。
　In the hot spring water is naturally heated at 106 ℉.　温泉里的水温达106华氏度。
　During spring rains the river floods.　春雨期间河水泛滥。
　The flood came about as a result of the heavy spring rains.　春雨大造成了洪水泛滥。
　The rain greatly advanced the spring crops.　那场雨使春季作物的成熟期大大提前。
　One spring day the school arranged a picnic.　有一年春天，学校安排了一次野炊郊游。
　Flowers bloom in the spring time.　花儿在春季开放。
　A spring tide is an extra big one.　春潮是一种特大的潮。
　Fifty competitors have entered for the spring long distance race.　已经有50名选手报名参加春季长跑。

 ♣ 下面两个句子的意思不同：
　
 ♣ 下面两个短语的意思相同：
　

1. 一年有四季：春、夏、秋、冬。
　［误］ There are four seasons in the year: Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter.
　［正］ There are four seasons in the year: spring, summer, autumn and winter.
　［析］ 表示“季节”的名称一般不大写。
2. 他在1969年春天回到了故乡。
　［误］ He returned to his hometown in spring of 1969.
　［正］ He returned to his hometown in the spring of 1969.
　［析］ 表示“季节”意义的名词后接of短语时是特指，该名词前要加定冠词。
3. 他今年春天去日本了。
　［误］ He went to Japan in this spring.
　［正］ He went to Japan this spring.
　［析］ 当表示“季节”意义的名词前有this, that, last, next, every等词修饰时，不能加介词in.

　vt. & vi.跳跃；惊起 leap, jump; surprise; alarm

　～ a mine　使地雷爆炸
　～ a mousetrap　触发捕鼠器
　～ a new proposal　突然提出了新的建议
　～ the racket　把球拍打裂
　～ wall　跳墙
　～ actively　积极跳跃
　～ agilely　机敏地跳跃
　～ agreeably　令人愉快地跳跃
　～ amazingly　令人惊异地跳跃
　～ constantly　不断地跳跃
　～ conventionally　按常规跳跃
　～ impartially　不偏不倚地跳跃
　～ impetuously　鲁莽地跳跃
　～ impulsively　冲动地跳跃
　～ inconceivably　难以置信地跳跃
　～ independently　独立跳跃
　～ insanely　疯狂跳跃
　～ laboriously　吃力地跳跃
　～ persistently　执意跳跃
　～ powerfully　有力地跳跃
　～ prematurely　过早跳跃
　～ primarily　初步跳跃
　～ safely　安全跳跃
　～ silently　默默地跳跃
　～ specially　特别地跳跃
　～ spontaneously　自发地跳跃
　～ steadily　稳稳地跳跃
　～ unhesitatingly　毫不犹豫地跳跃
　～ viciously　恶意跳跃
　～ victoriously　成功地跳跃
　～ back　弹回
　～ up　跳跃，迅速长高或生长，突然产生
　～ through　跳过
　～ to　在…出现

　My table tennis bat has sprung.　我的乒乓球拍裂了。
　The door of the safe had sprung open.　保险柜的门已经开了。
　He sprang the wall.　他越墙而过。
　The mouse sprang a mousetrap.　这只鼠触动了捕鼠器。
　He sprang a mine.　他使地雷爆炸了。
　The heavy weight sprang one of the beams.　重物把一根横梁压得裂开了。
　He sprang the lock open.　他打开了那把锁。
　She lowered her eyelids, then sprang them open.　她低垂着眼睑，然后突然睁开。

 ♣ spring back　(v.+adv.)
　弹回　move back
　The ball sprang back and hit him.　球弹回打在他身上。
 ♣ spring from　(v.+prep.)
　从…来　come from
　Where did you spring from?　你从哪里来的?
　The error sprang from carelessness.　这个错误是由于粗心造成的。
　He springs from a poor peasant's family.　他出身于贫农家庭。
　Eighteen months later Black was sprung from prison. 　18个月后布莱克突然被释放了。
 ♣ spring on　(v.+prep.)
　突然告知　make known so as to surprise
　They are trying to spring a surprise on us.　他们打算告诉我们一个惊人的消息。
　He sprang a new proposal on us.　他突然向我们提出了新的建议。
 ♣ spring out of　(v.+adv.+prep.)
　从…猛跳了起来　move quickly upwards from sth
　He sprang out of bed when the alarm went off.　当警报响的时候他从床上猛跳了起来。
 ♣ spring through　(v.+prep.)
　跳过　jump across
　He sprang through the creek.　他跳过小河。
　Grasshoppers were springing through the field.　蝗虫在田野里四处蹦跳。
 ♣ spring to 　(v.+prep.)
　在…出现　be expressed
　I sprang to my feet, for anger had overtaken me.　我怒不可遏，猛地跳了起来。
　Tears sprang to her eyes.　她的眼里泛起了泪花。
　The words sprang to her lips.　她失声说出了这些话。
 ♣ spring up　(v.+adv.)
1. 跳起；跃起 move quickly upwards
　In spite of his burns, he sprang up and rushed towards the fighting.　他不顾周身的灼伤，一跃而起，向激战的地方冲去。
　He sprang up from his seat.　他从座位上跳了起来。
　The boy sprang up out of the chair as soon as he heard the doorbell ring.　那孩子一听到门铃响，就从椅子上跳起来。
2. 迅速长高或生长 grow quickly
　How that plant has sprung up since I last saw it!　自从我上次看见那株幼苗以来，它长得可真快呀！
3. 〈非正〉突然开始；突然产生；快速增加或增长 begin suddenly; increase quickly
　A strong wind sprang up soon after we left the harbour.　我们离开港口不久，突然刮起了大风。
　All of a sudden, a southeasterly wind sprang up and the sky was overcast.　忽然刮起东南风来，一时间天上布满了乌云。
　Opposition to the plan has sprung up in some political groups.　某些政治团体对该项计划的反对猛然加剧。
　What caused this doubt to spring up in your mind? 　什么原因使你突然产生了这个疑问?
　A suspicion sprang up in her mind after she heard what he'd said.　听完了他的话，她心头不由升起一团疑云。
　In recent years, new buildings have sprung up like mushrooms in the city.　近几年来，新建筑物犹如雨后春笋般地出现在这座城市里。
　A new custom has sprung up.　一种新的风尚出现了。

 ♣ spring, bound, hop, jump, leap, skip
　参见jump条。
 ♣ spring, arise, derive, emanate, originate, proceed, stem
　这组词均可表示“出现”，其区别在于：
1. spring强调经过一段时间或准备后突然出现。
2. arise强调产生的事实，暗示从无到有，也指某事物导致的结果。例如：
　I think there's a storm arising gradually.　我看风暴即将来临。
　There's trouble arising gradually at the meeting.　会上一场纠纷正在酿成。
3. originate指来源于特定的根源或起点。例如：
　All theories originate from practice and in turn serve practice.　任何理论都来源于实践，反过来为实践服务。
　The style of architecture originated with the ancient Greek.　这种建筑风格起源于古希腊。
4. derive指由另一形式的事物衍生而出或者从另一些人处取得。例如：
　The word derives from French.　这个词来自法语。
　English derives in the main from the common Germanic stock.　英语主要源于日耳曼语族。
5. emanate指从一事物转变为另一事物。例如：
　Can we emanate to the next question?　我们能转入下一个问题吗?
6. proceed指自某处发出或产生，强调根源或原因。例如：
　His mistake proceeded from his ignorance of it.　他的错误是出于他对那件事的无知。
　Wrong opinions often proceed from lack of information.　错误的看法往往产生于不了解情况。
7. stem指合乎自然规律地产生，也指在某人或某事物的影响下产生或从属于某人或某物发展。例如：
　We can stem great pleasure from our studies.　我们可以从读书研究中获得极大的乐趣。
　He stemmed his enthusiasm for literature from his father.　他对文学的爱好是受他父亲的影响。
 ♣ 下面两个句子的意思相同：
　

　［同义词］ n. beginning, cause, origin, root, source v. appear, arise, bound, come, dance, derive, issue
　［词源］　古英语springan（春，跳，泉）