spur
US
UK spur n: (spike on a boot)
SC 马刺 mǎ cì
SC 靴刺 mǎ cì ，xuē cì
The horseman used his spurs to urge his steed onwards.
骑手用马刺驱策马往前跑。
spur n: figurative (instigator)
SC 刺激，动力 cì jī，dòng lì
TC 刺激，動力
TC 刺激，動力
SC 激励 jī lì
TC 激勵
TC 激勵
Losing her job was the spur Harriet needed to start her own business.
丢掉工作是哈丽雅特创业的动力来源。
spur [sb] to [sth] vtr + prep: figurative (lead to action)
SC 驱策 qū cè
SC 鞭驰 qū cè，biān chí
SC 鼓舞 qū cè，gǔ wǔ
TC 鼓舞
TC 鼓舞
Getting beaten in his latest race has spurred the athlete to greater efforts.
最近比赛中的失败让这位运动员更加努力了。
spur [sb] to do [sth] v expr: figurative (prompt to take action)
SC 激励某人做某事，促使某人做某事 cù shǐ mǒu rén zuò mǒu shì
SC 鞭策某人某事
Reading about human rights abuses around the world spurred Dan to work for an NGO.
丹读到世界各地侵犯人权的情况，这促使他为非政府组织工作。
spur [sth] vtr: figurative (prompt)
SC 促进 cù jìn
TC 促進
TC 促進
SC 推动 cù jìn，tuī dòng
TC 推動
TC 推動
What spurred your desire to be an actor?
激励你成为演员的是谁？
spur n: (spike on a flower) (植物)
SC 花距，短枝 huā jù，duǎn zhī
The bloom ended in a spur.
spur n: (abnormal bone growth)
SC 骨刺 gǔ cì
The bone had developed a spur.
spur n: (geography: ridge)
SC 山嘴 shān zuǐ
SC 尖坡 shān zuǐ，jiān pō
SC 支脉 shān zuǐ，zhī mài
There was a spur of rock below the summit of the mountain.
spur n: (bird: back claw) (鸟的)
SC 距骨
The cockerel's spurs looked sharp.
spur n: (short railroad track) (铁路轨道)
SC 岔道 ，支线 chà dào
spur n: (short side road)
SC 支路
SC 岔路 chà lù
spur [sth] vtr: (apply spurs to)
SC 装上马刺
The cowboy spurred his boots and grabbed his revolver.
spur [sb] on vtr phrasal sep: figurative (encourage)
SC 激励 jī lì
TC 激勵
TC 激勵
SC 鞭策 jī lì，biān cè
He was spurred on by the promise of a decent meal when he reached his destination.
on the spur of the moment expr: (spontaneously)
SC 一时冲动 yì shí chōng dòng
TC 一時衝動
TC 一時衝動
SC 不假思索 yì shí chōng dòng，bù jiǎ sī suǒ
SC 心血来潮 yì shí chōng dòng，xīn xuè lái cháo
TC 心血來潮
TC 心血來潮
We decided to go to Las Vegas on the spur of the moment.
spur-of-the-moment n as adj: (decision, etc.: spontaneous)
SC 一时冲动的，头脑一热的，心血来潮的 xīn xuè lái cháo de
Leanne and Steve hadn't planned to get married that day; it was a spur-of-the-moment decision.
- decongestant
- decongestion
- deconstruct
- deconstructed
- deconstruction
- deconstructionism
- deconstructionist
- decontaminate
- decontamination
- decontextualize
- decontextualized
- decontrol
- decor
- decorate
- decorated
- decorates
- decorating
- decoration
- decorative
- decorator
- decorous
- decorticate
- decorum
- decoupage
- decouple