1 VERB 鼓励;激励 If one thing spurs you to do another, it encourages you to do it. 鼓励;激励 [Also V P n (not pron), V n P to-inf]
SYN incite, drive, prompt, press
Spur on means the same as
spur .
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Their attitude, rather than reining him back, only seemed to spur Philip on.
他们的态度非但没有令菲利普回头，反倒促使他继续向前。
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Criticism can be of great use; we may not like it at the time, but it can spur us on to greater things.
批评可能会很有用;我们当时可能不喜欢它，但它能激励我们获取更大成功。
2 VERB 促进;加速;推动 If something spurs a change or event, it makes it happen faster or sooner. 促进;加速;推动 [journalism]
3 N-COUNT [usually singular] 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. 刺激;激励;推动力
SYN stimulus, incentive, impetus, motive
4 N-COUNT [usually plural] 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. 马刺;靴刺
5 N-COUNT 山嘴;尖坡 The spur of a hill or mountain is a piece of ground which sticks out from its side. 山嘴;尖坡
6 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. 一时冲动;心血来潮
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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。
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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。
SYN on impulse, without thinking, impulsively, on the spot
7 PHRASE [VERB inflects] 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. 获得地位;赢得名望
| Word Partnership | Use spur with: |
| N. | spur demand, spur development, spur economic growth, spur the economy, spur interest, spur investment, spur sales 2 |
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