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spur v.刺激，激励；用马刺刺马 spur (n.) Old English spura, spora "metal implement worn on the heel to goad a horse" (related to spurnan "to kick"), from Proto-Germanic *spuron (cognates: Old Norse spori, Middle Dutch spore, Dutch spoor, Old High German sporo, German Sporn "spur"), from PIE *spere- "ankle" (see spurn). Related to Dutch spoor, Old English spor "track, footprint, trace."Generalized sense of "anything that urges on, stimulus," is from late 14c. As a sharp projection on the leg of a cock, from 1540s. Meaning "a ridge projecting off a mountain mass" is recorded from 1650s. Of railway lines from 1837. "Widely extended senses ... are characteristic of a horsey race" [Weekley]. Expression on the spur of the moment (1801) preserves archaic phrase on the spur "in great haste" (1520s). To win one's spurs is to gain knighthood by some valorous act, gilded spurs being the distinctive mark of a knight.spur (v.) c.1200, from spur (n.). Figurative use from c.1500. Related: Spurred; spurring. Old English had spyrian, but it meant "follow the track of, track down, investigate." 【记】音:拨, 用棍子拨，刺激；音：撒泼，因为受刺激

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[spə:] 【考】 反义词: deter(阻止) v. 激励(某人做某事, 或用马刺激励马快跑); n 踢马刺(连在马靴后带刺的轮, 用来刺激马快跑)【参】spurn(v 弃绝)有反义关系【反】deter(v 阻止)

单词	spur
音标	[spə:]
解释	v.刺激，激励；用马刺刺马
红宝书	【考】反义词: deter(阻止)
字源	spur (n.) Old English spura, spora "metal implement worn on the heel to goad a horse" (related to spurnan "to kick"), from Proto-Germanic spuron (cognates: Old Norse spori, Middle Dutch spore, Dutch spoor, Old High German sporo, German Sporn "spur"), from PIE spere- "ankle" (see spurn). Related to Dutch spoor, Old English spor "track, footprint, trace." Generalized sense of "anything that urges on, stimulus," is from late 14c. As a sharp projection on the leg of a cock, from 1540s. Meaning "a ridge projecting off a mountain mass" is recorded from 1650s. Of railway lines from 1837. "Widely extended senses ... are characteristic of a horsey race" [Weekley]. Expression on the spur of the moment (1801) preserves archaic phrase on the spur "in great haste" (1520s). To win one's spurs is to gain knighthood by some valorous act, gilded spurs being the distinctive mark of a knight. spur (v.) c.1200, from spur (n.). Figurative use from c.1500. Related: Spurred; spurring. Old English had spyrian, but it meant "follow the track of, track down, investigate."
不择手段背单词	v. 激励(某人做某事, 或用马刺激励马快跑); n 踢马刺(连在马靴后带刺的轮, 用来刺激马快跑) 【参】spurn(v 弃绝)有反义关系【反】deter(v 阻止)
趣味全助记	【记】音:拨, 用棍子拨，刺激；音：撒泼，因为受刺激

Spur English Dutch Spoor German Track Spə V.刺激，激励；用马刺刺马