spur
柯林斯词典
1. V-T If one thing spurs you to do another, it encourages you to do it. 鼓动; 激励
It's the money that spurs these fishermen to risk a long ocean journey in their flimsy boats. 是金钱驱使这些渔民驾驶单薄的小船冒险出海远航。
2. PHRASAL VERB Spur on means the same as . 鼓动; 激励 (同)(spur)
Their attitude, rather than reining him back, only seemed to spur Philip on. 他们的态度非但没令菲利普回头,似乎只是激励他继续下去。
3. V-T If something spurs a change or event, it makes it happen faster or sooner. 使更快发生; 加速[journalism]
The administration may put more emphasis on spurring economic growth. 政府可能会更加重视经济的加快增长。
4. N-COUNT Something that acts as a spur to something else encourages a person or organization to do that thing or makes it happen more quickly. 促进因素; 推动
...a belief in competition as a spur to efficiency. …一种认为竞争能促进效率提高的观点。
5. PHRASE If you do something on the spur of the moment, you do it suddenly, without planning it beforehand. 一时冲动之下
They admitted they had taken a vehicle on the spur of the moment. 他们承认一时冲动之下偷了一辆车。
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spur /spɜː/ (spurring,spurred,spurs)
剑桥词典
spur verb [T] (ENCOURAGE)
to encourage an activity or development or make it happen faster激励,鞭策;促进,加速
Rising consumer sales have the effect of spurring the economy to faster growth . 消费的增长有刺激经济加速发展的作用。
Spurred (on) by her early success , she went on to write four more novels in rapid succession . 受到之前成功的鼓励,她紧接着又连续写了4部小说。
spur verb [T] (SHARP OBJECT)
to push spurs into the side of a horse to make it go faster
(用马刺)策(马)前行
He spurred his horse on and shouted "Faster! Faster!" 他用马刺策马向前,嘴里喊着“驾!驾!” 返回 spur