英语单词 | spur |
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英美音标 | [spə:(r)] |
中文释义 | n.踢马剌,剌激物,(鸟,虫等的)距,刺激 v.鞭策,刺激,疾驰,驱策 |
vocabulary简明 | To spur something on is to get it going, to encourage it, to hasten it or stimulate. Cowboys wear spiky metal tools called spurs on their boots to kick their horse, and spur them to greater speed. |
vocabulary扩展 | Economists talk of lowering interest rates to spur spending. A new source of funding for research will hopefully spur new proposals for research from scientists. An earthquake in China might spur cities in California to a higher standard of earthquake preparedness. You might spur your team on to victory by cheering from the sidelines. |
柯林斯星级 | ★★★☆☆ |
柯林斯解释 | 1 [VERB 动词]鼓励;激励 If one thing spurs you to do another, it encourages you to do it. [V n to-inf] [V n [V n P] [V n P [Also V P n (not pron)]
2 [VERB 动词]促进;加速;推动 If something spurs a change or event, it makes it happen faster or sooner. [V n] [JOURNALISM 新闻]
3 [N-COUNT 可数名词]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. [usu sing]
4 [N-COUNT 可数名词]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. [usu pl] 5 [N-COUNT 可数名词]山嘴;尖坡 The spur of a hill or mountain is a piece of ground which sticks out from its side. 6 [PHRASE 短语]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. [PHR after v]
7 [PHRASE 短语]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. [V inflects]
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