Their attitude, rather than reining him back, only seemed to spur Philip on.
他们的态度非但没有令菲利普回头,反倒促使他继续向前。
Criticism can be of great use; we may not like it at the time, but it can spur us on to greater things.
批评可能会很有用;我们当时可能不喜欢它,但它能激励我们获取更大成功。
2VERB 促进;加速;推动 If something spurs a change or event, it makes it happen faster or sooner. 促进;加速;推动 [journalism]
The administration may put more emphasis on spurring economic growth. [VERB noun]
政府可能会更加重视推动经济增长。
The trade pacts will spur an exodus of US businesses to Mexico.
这些贸易协定将会促使大批美国企业涌向墨西哥。
3N-COUNT [usually singular]刺激;激励;推动力 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;激励;推动力
...a belief in competition as a spur to efficiency. [+ to]
认为竞争会促进效率的信念
Redundancy is the spur for many to embark on new careers.
4N-COUNT [usually plural]马刺;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. 马刺;靴刺
5N-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
6PHRASE 一时冲动;心血来潮 If you do something on the spur of the moment, you do it suddenly, without planning it beforehand. 一时冲动;心血来潮
They admitted they had taken a vehicle on the spur of the moment.
他们承认是一时冲动偷走了一辆车。
It wasn't a spur-of-the-moment decision. We discussed it in detail beforehand.
这可不是头脑一热作出的决定。我们事先仔细地讨论过。
SYN on impulse, without thinking, impulsively, on the spot
7PHRASE [VERB inflects]获得地位;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. 获得地位;赢得名望
Young conductors earn their spurs in a small orchestra or opera house.
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 | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤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