spur
英 [spɜː(r)]
美 [spɜːr]
n. 马刺; 靴刺; 鞭策; 激励; 刺激; 鼓舞; 山嘴; 尖坡; 支脉
v. 鞭策; 激励; 刺激; 鼓舞; 促进,加速,刺激(某事发生); 策(马)前进; (尤指用马刺)策(马)加速
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短语动词
spur on
1. 鼓励;激励
习惯用语
n.
- on the spur of the moment
- 一时冲动之下;心血来潮
suddenly, without planning in advance - I phoned him up on the spur of the moment.
我一时心动,给他打了电话。 - a spur-of-the-moment decision
心血来潮的决定 win/earn your spurs - 获得名望;取得成功
to achieve fame or success
牛津词典
noun
- 马刺;靴刺
a sharp pointed object that riders sometimes wear on the heels of their boots and use to encourage their horse to go faster - 鞭策;激励;刺激;鼓舞
a fact or an event that makes you want to do sth better or more quickly- His speech was a powerful spur to action.
他的讲话很有鼓动力。
- His speech was a powerful spur to action.
- 山嘴;尖坡;支脉
an area of high ground that sticks out from a mountain or hill - (公路或铁路的)支线,岔线
a road or a railway/railroad track that leads from the main road or line
verb
- 鞭策;激励;刺激;鼓舞
to encourage sb to do sth or to encourage them to try harder to achieve sth- Her difficult childhood spurred her on to succeed.
她艰辛的童年激励她取得成功。 - I was spurred into action by the letter.
那封信激励我行动起来。 - The band has been spurred on by the success of their last single.
最近一张单曲唱片的成功使乐队受到鼓舞。
- Her difficult childhood spurred her on to succeed.
- 促进,加速,刺激(某事发生)
to make sth happen faster or sooner- The agreement is essential to spurring economic growth around the world.
这项协议对于促进世界经济的增长是至关重要的。
- The agreement is essential to spurring economic growth around the world.
- 策(马)前进;(尤指用马刺)策(马)加速
to encourage a horse to go faster, especially by pushing the spurs on your boots into its side
柯林斯词典
- VERB 鼓励;激励
If one thingspursyoutodo another, it encourages you to do it.- 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着破旧小船冒险出海远航。 - His friend's plight had spurred him into taking part.
朋友的困境促使他投身参与。 - Spur onmeans the same asspur.
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。
- It's the money that spurs these fishermen to risk a long ocean journey in their flimsy boats...
- VERB 促进;加速;推动
If somethingspursa change or event, it makes it happen faster or sooner.- The administration may put more emphasis on spurring economic growth...
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。
- The administration may put more emphasis on spurring economic growth...
- N-COUNT 刺激;激励;推动力
Something that acts as aspur tosomething else encourages a person or organization to do that thing or makes it happen more quickly.- ...a belief in competition as a spur to efficiency...
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。
- ...a belief in competition as a spur to efficiency...
- 马刺;靴刺
Spursare 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. - 山嘴;尖坡
Thespurof a hill or mountain is a piece of ground which sticks out from its side. - PHRASE 一时冲动;心血来潮
If you do somethingon the spur of the moment, you do it suddenly, without planning it beforehand.- 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。
- They admitted they had taken a vehicle on the spur of the moment...
- PHRASE 获得地位;赢得名望
If youwinyourspursorearnyourspurs, you achieve a particular status by proving that you can do something skilfully.- 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。
- Young conductors earn their spurs in a small orchestra or opera house.
英英释义
noun
- a railway line connected to a trunk line
- a sharp prod fixed to a rider's heel and used to urge a horse onward
- cowboys know not to squat with their spurs on
- a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something
- the ceaseless prodding got on his nerves
- tubular extension at the base of the corolla in some flowers
- any sharply pointed projection
verb
- goad with spurs
- the rider spurred his horse
- equip with spurs
- spur horses
- strike with a spur
- give heart or courage to
- incite or stimulate
- The Academy was formed to spur research
双语例句
- Some inequality is good: it is a spur to enterprise and effort.
一定程度的不公是有好处的:它对冒险和努力进取构成了激励。 - Central and local governments have offered many preferential policies to spur investment under the Go West strategy.
按照西部大开发战略,中央和地方政府已推出了许多刺激投资的优惠政策。 - His friend's plight had spurred him into taking part.
朋友的困境促使他投身参与。 - This exchange might then spur on agricultural production.
有了交换,就可以刺激农业生产的发展。 - 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。 - 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。 - Several strong targets have been set to spur action and guide the way forward.
已经制订了若干强大的目标来促进行动和指导我们前进的道路。 - 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。 - Lowering barriers will spur global growth, which benefits all.
降低壁垒将刺激全球经济增长,这会令所有各方受益。 - We can develop policies and incentives to spur entrepreneurship.
我们可以拟定政策和计划,激发创业精神。