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单词 sparkling
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Definition of sparkling in English:

sparkling

adjective ˈspɑːk(ə)lɪŋˈspɑːklɪŋˈspɑrkəlɪŋ
  • 1Shining brightly with flashes of light.

    her sparkling blue eyes
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Just above the southeast horizon is the sparkling bright blue giant star Canopus.
    • Keep the bodywork of the car as sparkling as possible and get rid of all the debris that tends to settle on the carpets.
    • I was then only seven or eight, and can only remember a kindly man with sparkling eyes who stooped low to talk to me.
    • Materials and finishes include pewter, silk steel, sparkling chrome and brushed stainless steel.
    • Great granite cliffs reared up majestically all around us, the foreboding grey offset by sparkling ribbons of water showering diamante spray.
    • There are many beautiful shots of a night sky with billions of brilliant stars sparkling.
    • Young guys and gals in sparkling evening wear added a dash of charm.
    • My spectacles picked up a few drops of water and turned the street lamps into sparkling sodium stars.
    • There are dozens of beaches from which to choose and they are long, sandy and sheltered, with clear, sparkling water.
    • Lace ruffles fell from every lamp, and the chandeliers were adorned with sparkling crystals.
    • Guests cheered as a quintet of Nordic beauties emerged on a sparkling white circular stage littered with disco glitter balls.
    • Jackson briefly answered a reporter's questions about a chain of sparkling ornaments draped over a gold vest he wore under his black coat.
    • The splendid design was meant to suggest the sparkling lights and shadows of a night flight over Manhattan.
    • His sparkling blue eyes and happy smile showed a genial personality.
    • The camp greeted us with the surreal vision of a linen-covered dining table set on the bank, aglow in candlelight and sparkling crystal.
    • He goes to the window and there it is, a sparkling, shuddering locomotive, with writing on the side: POLAR EXPRESS.
    • Colourful and sparkling images mesmerize the onlooker.
    • He sat down beside the sparkling gem.
    • The frame was on its side, and what was once the glass tabletop lay all around the room in sparkling little flakes and jagged shards.
    • It was beautiful sunshine, birds singing, dew on everything and it was sparkling and wonderful, a new day.
    1. 1.1 Lively and witty.
      sparkling dialogue
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The programme ended with the sparkling guru arati dance, which won a round of applause from all those present.
      • I read over my recent entries with a curl to my lip; I'm not at my sparkling best in winter.
      • The melodies sometimes get chewed up and spat out, or equally are full of sparkling charm and quivering intent.
      • I talked most animatedly with him, and was impressed by his learning and sparkling intelligence.
      • BBC Wales News online, edited by Amanda Powell, won the title for its " accessibility, variety and sparkling writing ".
      • Followers of Hunter, though, will be more pleased with what is an eclectic and occasionally sparkling effort.
      • The writing style isn't particularly sparkling.
      • Sadly, Mutu ends a sparkling counter-attack with a limp shot.
      • I don't imagine the conversation at the Guardian can be all that sparkling.
      • However, the shadow is firmly dispelled in a crisp and sparkling second act where all is resolved triumphantly.
      • The writing is racy and sparkling, the wit very dry and quite a few chapters end on a note of whimsical rhetoric.
      • She was also a sparkling personality with a joyful sense of fun.
      • Clutch hitters don't necessarily post a sparkling overall average.
      • The weekend edition of the Financial Times is a must-read at the moment, chiefly because of its sparkling interviews.
      • You are sparkling with fresh ideas and must experiment boldly.
      • Porter died in 1964, leaving behind more than a quarter-century of sparkling wit and satiny romance in his lyrics and music.
      • As early as last November city centre traders were predicting a cracker of a Christmas after a sparkling start to the festive season.
      • In these works of tragic grandeur and flamboyant Romanticism, some sparkling scherzo movements and brilliant finales bring sharp contrasts of mood.
      • The incidents spoiled a contest that provided sparkling entertainment.
      • Sinead Lyons continued to show her sparkling form by continually attacking from midfield.
  • 2(of a drink) effervescent; fizzy.

    sparkling wine
    Example sentencesExamples
    • It would also double as an aperitif if you don't like sparkling wines.
    • Also, stock up on some regular or sparkling apple cider.
    • The main method used to make lighter, fresher sparkling wines for immediate consumption or for mass-produced cheap sparkling wines is the Charmat method.
    • I decided it would be a good idea to compare inexpensive sparkling wines from around the world to popular local coolers.
    • Vineyards that had once produced strong, semi-fortified reds were uprooted in favour of white grapes for sparkling wine.
    • Restaurants differ on how many brands to offer, but most serve at least one still and one sparkling water.
    • Satisfy your thirst with flavored, sparkling, carbonated or bottled water.
    • The most famous sparkling wine of all is champagne, the archetypal sparkling wine made in north eastern France, which represents about eight per cent of global sparkling wine production.
    • That sparkling wine might be made exclusively from white grapes, all from red, or a mixture.
    • Sparkling wine sales represent an opportunity for every on-premise retailer.
    • The region is especially well-known for its sparkling wines, called "cava."
    • I once partnered an Australian sparkling ale with chocolate brownies for a laugh and the result was delicious.
    • Elbling, Germany's oldest grape, mostly goes into sparkling wine.
    • The sparkling wine is made by Ferrari - not the car manufacturer.
    • The taste of the fermented tea is very pleasant, being reminiscent of light, sparkling wine or sweet Most (pear juice).
    • Sparkling wines tend to be tasted slightly cooler to retain the carbon dioxide.
    • Thus the term is often used in many champagne and sparkling wine names.
    • Perhaps a Virgin Mary, or some sparkling grape juice would be in order.
    • The best sparkling wines of Luxembourg are also called Crémant.
    • It makes a really refreshing summer drink topped up with chilled sparkling water and loads of ice and lemon.
    Synonyms
    effervescent, fizzy, carbonated, aerated, gassy, bubbly, bubbling, fizzing, foaming, frothy
    French mousseux, pétillant
    Italian spumante, frizzante
    German Schaum-, Perl-

Derivatives

  • sparklingly

  • adverb
    • The new Guardian is a sparklingly modern product and is firmly of today - this is what we want.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The owner Juan Blanco then pulls out all the stops, with simply cooked but sparklingly fresh fish that would put a much fancier restaurant to shame.
      • Every illiterate good-ole-boy speaks in sparklingly correct prose, with the occasional Southern idiom thrown into the mix.
      • I look up from sparklingly clean floor to see my mum.
      • A sparklingly good time was had by all, to the extent that no-one minded that the orders kept getting mixed up.
 
 

Definition of sparkling in US English:

sparkling

adjectiveˈspärkəliNGˈspɑrkəlɪŋ
  • 1Shining brightly with flashes of light.

    her sparkling blue eyes
    Example sentencesExamples
    • There are dozens of beaches from which to choose and they are long, sandy and sheltered, with clear, sparkling water.
    • My spectacles picked up a few drops of water and turned the street lamps into sparkling sodium stars.
    • Young guys and gals in sparkling evening wear added a dash of charm.
    • The camp greeted us with the surreal vision of a linen-covered dining table set on the bank, aglow in candlelight and sparkling crystal.
    • Colourful and sparkling images mesmerize the onlooker.
    • Just above the southeast horizon is the sparkling bright blue giant star Canopus.
    • There are many beautiful shots of a night sky with billions of brilliant stars sparkling.
    • Lace ruffles fell from every lamp, and the chandeliers were adorned with sparkling crystals.
    • Keep the bodywork of the car as sparkling as possible and get rid of all the debris that tends to settle on the carpets.
    • The splendid design was meant to suggest the sparkling lights and shadows of a night flight over Manhattan.
    • He sat down beside the sparkling gem.
    • Jackson briefly answered a reporter's questions about a chain of sparkling ornaments draped over a gold vest he wore under his black coat.
    • The frame was on its side, and what was once the glass tabletop lay all around the room in sparkling little flakes and jagged shards.
    • His sparkling blue eyes and happy smile showed a genial personality.
    • Guests cheered as a quintet of Nordic beauties emerged on a sparkling white circular stage littered with disco glitter balls.
    • I was then only seven or eight, and can only remember a kindly man with sparkling eyes who stooped low to talk to me.
    • Great granite cliffs reared up majestically all around us, the foreboding grey offset by sparkling ribbons of water showering diamante spray.
    • It was beautiful sunshine, birds singing, dew on everything and it was sparkling and wonderful, a new day.
    • He goes to the window and there it is, a sparkling, shuddering locomotive, with writing on the side: POLAR EXPRESS.
    • Materials and finishes include pewter, silk steel, sparkling chrome and brushed stainless steel.
    1. 1.1 Lively and witty.
      sparkling dialogue
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The weekend edition of the Financial Times is a must-read at the moment, chiefly because of its sparkling interviews.
      • You are sparkling with fresh ideas and must experiment boldly.
      • The melodies sometimes get chewed up and spat out, or equally are full of sparkling charm and quivering intent.
      • Sinead Lyons continued to show her sparkling form by continually attacking from midfield.
      • In these works of tragic grandeur and flamboyant Romanticism, some sparkling scherzo movements and brilliant finales bring sharp contrasts of mood.
      • The incidents spoiled a contest that provided sparkling entertainment.
      • As early as last November city centre traders were predicting a cracker of a Christmas after a sparkling start to the festive season.
      • Followers of Hunter, though, will be more pleased with what is an eclectic and occasionally sparkling effort.
      • Sadly, Mutu ends a sparkling counter-attack with a limp shot.
      • Clutch hitters don't necessarily post a sparkling overall average.
      • I don't imagine the conversation at the Guardian can be all that sparkling.
      • I talked most animatedly with him, and was impressed by his learning and sparkling intelligence.
      • The writing style isn't particularly sparkling.
      • However, the shadow is firmly dispelled in a crisp and sparkling second act where all is resolved triumphantly.
      • BBC Wales News online, edited by Amanda Powell, won the title for its " accessibility, variety and sparkling writing ".
      • The programme ended with the sparkling guru arati dance, which won a round of applause from all those present.
      • The writing is racy and sparkling, the wit very dry and quite a few chapters end on a note of whimsical rhetoric.
      • Porter died in 1964, leaving behind more than a quarter-century of sparkling wit and satiny romance in his lyrics and music.
      • I read over my recent entries with a curl to my lip; I'm not at my sparkling best in winter.
      • She was also a sparkling personality with a joyful sense of fun.
  • 2(of a drink) effervescent.

    sparkling wine
    Compare with still
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Vineyards that had once produced strong, semi-fortified reds were uprooted in favour of white grapes for sparkling wine.
    • Sparkling wines tend to be tasted slightly cooler to retain the carbon dioxide.
    • The best sparkling wines of Luxembourg are also called Crémant.
    • Elbling, Germany's oldest grape, mostly goes into sparkling wine.
    • It makes a really refreshing summer drink topped up with chilled sparkling water and loads of ice and lemon.
    • That sparkling wine might be made exclusively from white grapes, all from red, or a mixture.
    • I decided it would be a good idea to compare inexpensive sparkling wines from around the world to popular local coolers.
    • Thus the term is often used in many champagne and sparkling wine names.
    • The region is especially well-known for its sparkling wines, called "cava."
    • Also, stock up on some regular or sparkling apple cider.
    • I once partnered an Australian sparkling ale with chocolate brownies for a laugh and the result was delicious.
    • Sparkling wine sales represent an opportunity for every on-premise retailer.
    • Restaurants differ on how many brands to offer, but most serve at least one still and one sparkling water.
    • The taste of the fermented tea is very pleasant, being reminiscent of light, sparkling wine or sweet Most (pear juice).
    • The main method used to make lighter, fresher sparkling wines for immediate consumption or for mass-produced cheap sparkling wines is the Charmat method.
    • Perhaps a Virgin Mary, or some sparkling grape juice would be in order.
    • Satisfy your thirst with flavored, sparkling, carbonated or bottled water.
    • The sparkling wine is made by Ferrari - not the car manufacturer.
    • The most famous sparkling wine of all is champagne, the archetypal sparkling wine made in north eastern France, which represents about eight per cent of global sparkling wine production.
    • It would also double as an aperitif if you don't like sparkling wines.
    Synonyms
    effervescent, fizzy, carbonated, aerated, gassy, bubbly, bubbling, fizzing, foaming, frothy
 
 
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