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spur
spɜːʳ spɜr
Word forms: plural , 3rd person singular present tense spurs, present participle spurring, past tense , past participle spurred
1 VERB 鼓励;激励 If one thing spurs you to do another, it encourages you to do it. 鼓励;激励 [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]

    是金钱驱使这些渔民驾着破旧小船冒险出海远航。

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

    朋友的困境促使他投身参与。

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。

2 VERB 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。

3 N-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.

    裁员促使很多人开始从事新事业。

SYN stimulus, incentive, impetus, motive
4 N-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
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
7 PHRASE [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.

    年轻的指挥家们在小乐队或小歌剧院里崭露头角。

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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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