urge
verb/ɜːdʒ/
/ɜːrdʒ/
Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they urge | /ɜːdʒ/ /ɜːrdʒ/ |
| he / she / it urges | /ˈɜːdʒɪz/ /ˈɜːrdʒɪz/ |
| past simple urged | /ɜːdʒd/ /ɜːrdʒd/ |
| past participle urged | /ɜːdʒd/ /ɜːrdʒd/ |
| -ing form urging | /ˈɜːdʒɪŋ/ /ˈɜːrdʒɪŋ/ |
- to advise or try hard to persuade somebody to do something
敦促；催促；力劝 - urge somebody to do something If you ever get the chance to visit this place, I strongly urge you to do so.
你如果有机会来这里，我强烈建议你一定要来。 - Police are urging anyone who saw the accident to contact them immediately.
警方敦促事故的目击者立即与警方联系。 - She urged him to stay.
她力劝他留下。 - I urge people to vote yes on May 5.
我敦促人们在 5 月 5 日投票赞成。 - The charity urged the government to reconsider its decision.
该慈善机构敦促政府重新考虑其决定。 - The authorities urged residents to stay indoors.
当局敦促居民留在室内。 - The NFU is urging its members to support the proposed scheme.
NFU 敦促其成员支持拟议的计划。 - The police are urging anyone with new information to come forward.
警方敦促任何有新信息的人挺身而出。 - urge that… The report urged that all children be taught to swim.
这份报告呼吁教所有的儿童游泳。 - urge (somebody) + speech ‘Why not give it a try?’ she urged (him).
“为什么不试一试呢？”她敦促（他）道。
Synonyms recommendrecommendadvise ▪ advocate ▪ urgeThese words all mean to tell somebody what you think they should do in a particular situation.recommend to tell somebody what you think they should do in a particular situation; to say what you think the price or level of something should be:- We’d recommend you to book your flight early.
我们建议你早点儿预订航班。 - a recommended price of $50
建议售价 50 美元
- I’d advise you not to tell him.
我劝你别告诉他。
- The group does not advocate the use of violence.
该团体不支持使用暴力。
- The situation is dangerous and the UN is urging caution.
局势岌岌可危，联合国力主谨慎行事。
- to recommend/advise/advocate/urge that…
- It is recommended/advised/advocated/urged that…
- to recommend/advise/urge somebody to do something
- to recommend/advise/advocate doing something
- to strongly recommend/advise/advocate somebody/something
Extra ExamplesTopics Suggestions and adviceb2, Discussion and agreementb2- He has repeatedly urged the government to do something about this.
他不断敦促政府处理此事。 - ‘Get on with it!’ he urged her impatiently.
“继续吧！”他不耐烦地催促她。 - ‘Please come!’ he urged.
“请务必前来！”他劝道。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- strongly
- gently
- constantly
- …
- urge somebody to do something If you ever get the chance to visit this place, I strongly urge you to do so.
- to recommend something strongly
大力推荐；竭力主张 - urge something The situation is dangerous and the UN is urging caution.
局势岌岌可危，联合国力主谨慎行事。 - EU foreign ministers urged an independent inquiry into allegations of human rights violations.
欧盟外交部长敦促对侵犯人权的指控进行独立调查。 - urge something on/upon somebody The prime minister is urging restraint on Washington.
总理敦促华盛顿保持克制。 - He urged a tax increase upon congress as a way of damping down consumer spending.
他敦促国会增加税收，以此作为抑制消费者支出的一种方式。
- urge something The situation is dangerous and the UN is urging caution.
- urge somebody/something + adv./prep. (formal) to make a person or an animal move more quickly and/or in a particular direction, especially by pushing or forcing them
驱赶；鞭策 - He urged his horse forward.
他策马前行。
- He urged his horse forward.
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Latin urgere ‘press, drive’.