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Spur N Count Verb Thing Encourages Makes Happen 例:The

单词 spur
音标
英[spɜ:(r)] 美[spɚ]
解释
n.马刺;激励因素;支柱;(公路或铁路的)支线;vt.策(马)前进;(尤指用马刺)策(马)加速;鞭策;vi.策马飞奔;急速前进;
例句

VERB
鼓励;激励
If one thing spurs you to do another, it encourages you to do it.
例: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。
例:His friend's plight had spurred him into taking part.朋友的困境促使他投身参与。

VERB
促进;加速;推动
If something spurs a change or event, it makes it happen faster or sooner.
例: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。
例: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。

N-COUNT
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.
例:...a belief in competition as a spur to efficiency...认为竞争会促进效率的信念
例: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。

N-COUNT
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.

N-COUNT
山嘴;尖坡
The spur of 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 something on the spur of the moment, you do it suddenly, without planning it beforehand.
例: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。
例: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。

PHRASE
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.
例: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。
变形
third:spurs~done:spurred~pl:spurs~ing:spurring~past:spurred~

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