| 词汇 | spur |
| 释义 | spur | BrE spəː, AmE spər | A. noun ① usually plural Riding 踢马刺 ▸ to dig or drive in one's spurs 用踢马刺策马 ▸ to win one's spurs figurative 获得声誉 ② usually singular figurative (incentive) 激励 ▸ a spur to greater achievements 争取更大成就的动力 ▸ on the spur of the moment 一时冲动之下 ▸ a spur-of-the-moment decision 一时冲动的决定 ③ Zoology (on bird's wing, cock's leg) 距 ④ = spur road⑤ = spur track⑥ Geology 支脉 B. transitive verb present participle spurring past tense, past participle spurred ① Riding 用踢马刺策…前进 ‹horse›▸ to spur one's horse into a trot 用踢马刺策马小跑 ② figurative (urge) 激励 ‹person, group›; 促进 ‹growth›▸ to cut interest rates to spur demand 降低利率以刺激需求 ▸ to spur sb into action 激励某人采取行动 ▸ spurred by the response, she … 在这种反应的激励下，她… C. intransitive verb present participle spurring past tense, past participle spurred literary 策马飞奔 ▸ to spur onward 策马向前飞奔 PHRASAL VERB spur on transitive verb [spur sth/sb on, spur on sth/sb] ① literal 用踢马刺策…前进 ‹horse›② figurative (urge) 激励 ▸ to spur sb on to try again/to greater efforts 鞭策某人再次尝试/作出更大的努力 ▸ spurred on by ambition 受野心的驱策 |
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