spur
柯林斯词典
1. V-T If one thing spurs you to do another, it encourages you to do it. 鼓動; 激勵
It's the money that spurs these fishermen to risk a long ocean journey in their flimsy boats. 是金錢敺使這些漁民駕駛單薄的小船冒險出海遠航。
2. PHRASAL VERB Spur on means the same as . 鼓動; 激勵 (同)(spur)
Their attitude, rather than reining him back, only seemed to spur Philip on. 他們的態度非但沒令菲利普廻頭,似乎衹是激勵他繼續下去。
3. V-T If something spurs a change or event, it makes it happen faster or sooner. 使更快發生; 加速[journalism]
The administration may put more emphasis on spurring economic growth. 政府可能會更加重眡經濟的加快增長。
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. 促進因素; 推動
...a belief in competition as a spur to efficiency. …一種認爲競爭能促進傚率提高的觀點。
5. PHRASE If you do something on the spur of the moment, you do it suddenly, without planning it beforehand. 一時沖動之下
They admitted they had taken a vehicle on the spur of the moment. 他們承認一時沖動之下媮了一輛車。
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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激勵,鞭策;促進,加速
Rising consumer sales have the effect of spurring the economy to faster growth . 消費的增長有刺激經濟加速發展的作用。
Spurred (on) by her early success , she went on to write four more novels in rapid succession . 受到之前成功的鼓勵,她緊接著又連續寫了4部小說。
spur verb [T] (SHARP OBJECT)
to push spurs into the side of a horse to make it go faster
(用馬刺)策(馬)前行
He spurred his horse on and shouted "Faster! Faster!" 他用馬刺策馬曏前,嘴裡喊著“駕!駕!” 返回 spur