sprung
/sprʌŋ/ (bre, ipa) · /sprʌŋ/ (ame, ipa)
sprung — verb
1. the form of the verb 'spring' used after 'have', 'has', or 'had', and in passive
the form of the verb 'spring' used after 'have', 'has', or 'had', and in passive sentences with 'be'; you choose 'sprung' when you need a perfect tense or a passive about something that jumped, suddenly appeared, leaked, or was released.
Darius had sprung out of bed the moment his alarm rang at six o'clock.
past perfect: had + sprung (out of bed)
Tulips have sprung up across the garden after last week's heavy rain.
present perfect: have + sprung up (collocation with plants)
A small leak has sprung in the kitchen pipe near the back wall.
The trap was sprung the moment Obi stepped onto the loose floorboard.
By Friday, three new cafés had sprung up near Olivia's office building.
文法句型
have/has + sprung
had + sprung
be + sprung (passive)
用法筆記
Only used as the past participle of 'spring' — never as a simple past (use 'sprang' for that, e.g. 'he sprang to his feet'). Distinguish from 'sprang': 'sprung' needs a helping verb ('have/has/had/be') while 'sprang' stands alone as the past tense.
常見錯誤
sprung — adjective
- sprungpositive
- sprungercomparative
- sprungestsuperlative
1. describes a sofa, bed, chair, or seat that has metal coils built inside it to ma
describes a sofa, bed, chair, or seat that has metal coils built inside it to make the seat or mattress feel softer and bouncier when you sit or lie on it.
Amihan inherited an old sprung sofa from her grandmother in Cebu last winter.
attributive: sprung + sofa (typical noun)
The hotel rooms come with deeply sprung mattresses that suit guests with back pain.
modifier: deeply + sprung + mattress; collocation with comfort wording
Alessia replaced the firm cushion on her reading chair with a sprung seat last summer.
Joaquín tested three sprung armchairs at the showroom before choosing the green velvet one.
- coil-spring
more technical; names the specific mechanism rather than the resulting feel.
- padded
softer and cushioned, but without internal springs — different mechanism, similar comfort goal.
文法句型
sprung + [furniture noun]
well-sprung + [vehicle/furniture noun]
用法筆記
Only used before the noun (attributive), not after 'be' — you say 'a sprung mattress', not 'the mattress is sprung'. Almost always paired with furniture or seating words: sofa, mattress, bed, chair, seat, armchair. Often combined with degree words like 'well-sprung' or 'deeply sprung'.