1.the season of growth;
the emerging buds were a sure sign of spring
2.a natural flow of ground water
3.a metal elastic device that returns to its shape or position when pushed or pulled or pressed;
the spring was broken
4.a light springing movement upwards or forwards
5.the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length
6.a point at which water issues forth
1.move forward by leaps and bounds;
The horse bounded across the meadow
2.develop into a distinctive entity;
our plans began to take shape
3.spring back; spring away from an impact;
The rubber ball bounced
4.produce or disclose suddenly or unexpectedly;
He sprang a new haircut on his wife
5.develop suddenly;
The tire sprang a leak
6.produce or disclose suddenly or unexpectedly;
He sprang these news on me just as I was leaving
spring在英文里有春天、弹簧、跳跃和泉眼的意思。Spring 也表示是一个开源框架,是为了解决企业应用程序开发复杂性由Rod Johnson创建的。框架的主要优势之一就是其分层架构,分层架构允许使用者选择使用哪一个组件,同时为 J2EE 应用程序开发提供集成的框架。Spring使用基本的JavaBean来完成以前只可能由EJB完成的事情。然而,Spring的用途不仅限于服务器端的开发。从简单性、可测试性和松耦合的角度而言,任何Java应用都可以从Spring中受益。