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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 5066 COCA: 6458
spur
spɜːʳ spɜr
Word forms: plural , 3rd person singular present tense spurs, present participle spurring, past tense , past participle spurred
1 VERB

鼓勵;激勵 If one thing spurs you to do another, it encourages you to do it. 鼓勵;激勵 [Also V P n (not pron), V n P to-inf]

  • It's the money that spurs these fishermen to risk a long ocean journey in their flimsy boats. [VERB noun to-infinitive]

    是金錢驅使這些漁民駕着破舊小船冒險出海遠航。

  • His friend's plight had spurred him into taking part. [V n + to/into]

    朋友的困境促使他投身參與。

SYN incite, drive, prompt, press
Spur on means the same as spur .spur on 同 spur

  • Their attitude, rather than reining him back, only seemed to spur Philip on.

    他們的態度非但沒有令菲利普回頭，反倒促使他繼續向前。

  • Criticism can be of great use; we may not like it at the time, but it can spur us on to greater things.

    批評可能會很有用;我們當時可能不喜歡它，但它能激勵我們獲取更大成功。

2 VERB

促進;加速;推動 If something spurs a change or event, it makes it happen faster or sooner. 促進;加速;推動 [journalism]

  • The administration may put more emphasis on spurring economic growth. [VERB noun]

    政府可能會更加重視推動經濟增長。

  • The trade pacts will spur an exodus of US businesses to Mexico.

    這些貿易協定將會促使大批美國企業湧向墨西哥。

3 N-COUNT [usually singular]

刺激;激勵;推動力 Something that acts as a spur to something else encourages a person or organization to do that thing or makes it happen more quickly. 刺激;激勵;推動力

  • ...a belief in competition as a spur to efficiency. [+ to]

    認爲競爭會促進效率的信念

  • Redundancy is the spur for many to embark on new careers.

    裁員促使很多人開始從事新事業。

SYN stimulus, incentive, impetus, motive
4 N-COUNT [usually plural]

馬刺;靴刺 Spurs are small metal wheels with sharp points that are attached to the heels of a rider's boots. The rider uses them to make their horse go faster. 馬刺;靴刺
5 N-COUNT

山嘴;尖坡 The spur of a hill or mountain is a piece of ground which sticks out from its side. 山嘴;尖坡
6 PHRASE

一時沖動;心血來潮 If you do something on the spur of the moment, you do it suddenly, without planning it beforehand. 一時沖動;心血來潮

  • They admitted they had taken a vehicle on the spur of the moment.

    他們承認是一時沖動偷走了一輛車。

  • It wasn't a spur-of-the-moment decision. We discussed it in detail beforehand.

    這可不是頭腦一熱作出的決定。我們事先仔細地討論過。

SYN on impulse, without thinking, impulsively, on the spot
7 PHRASE [VERB inflects]

獲得地位;赢得名望 If you win your spurs or earn your spurs, you achieve a particular status by proving that you can do something skilfully. 獲得地位;赢得名望

  • Young conductors earn their spurs in a small orchestra or opera house.

    年輕的指揮家們在小樂隊或小歌劇院裏嶄露頭角。

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N.

spur demand, spur development, spur economic growth, spur the economy, spur interest, spur investment, spur sales 2

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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 5066 COCA: 6458
spur

noun¹

 1on horse rider's boots騎手的靴子... OF SPURS | VERB + SPUR ... OF SPURS➤pair一副踢馬刺VERB + SPUR➤dig in, dig into sth刺入踢馬刺；用踢馬刺策（馬）前進◇He dug his spurs into the horse's flank.他用靴刺踢了下馬肚子。
spur

noun²

 2encouragement鼓勵ADJECTIVE | VERB + SPUR | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤great, powerful極大的／有力的鞭策VERB + SPUR➤act as, be作為激勵；是鞭策▸➤give (sb), provide (sb with)給予（某人）鞭策PREPOSITION➤spur for對於⋯的鼓勵◇The research provided a spur for reform.這項研究推動了改革。➤spur to對⋯的鞭策◇a spur to action行動的動力
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 5066 COCA: 6458
spur verb
⇨ encourage 2 (be spurred into action) ⇨ promote (spur economic growth)
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 5066 COCA: 6458

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