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Spur 考法 N.刺激物 Arouses Action Activity 例】The Threat

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【考法 1 】n.刺激物: something that arouses action or activity
【例】The threat of losing its only sports franchise was the spur the city council needed to finally do something about the rising crime rate.有可能失去唯一的体育赛事举办权带来的威胁,成为了剌激市政府决定就攀升的犯罪率 采取相关措施的因素。
【近】boost, catalyst, impetus, incentive, incitement, instigation, momentum, motivation, provocation, stimulus
【反】deterrent, disincentive 阻碍物
【考法 2】n.支撑物: a structure that holds up or serves as a foundation for something else
【例】a weak wall that might need a spur 一面或许需要支撑的墙
【近】brace, buttress, mount, prop, reinforcement, shore, underpinning
【考法 3】vt.剌激,激励: to incite or stimulate
【例】Appreciation spurred his ambition. 赞扬激起了他的雄心壮志。
【近】arouse, excite, exhort, goad, instigate, prod, stir, urge
【反】bridle, check, constrain, curb, deter, fetter, hamper, inhibit, manacle, shackle 制止,阻碍

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