| 词汇 | spur |
| 释义 | spurUK:*/ˈspɜːr/US:/spɝ/ ,(spûr)UK-RP:UK-Yorkshire:Irish:Scottish:US Southern:Jamaican: 主要翻译 spur n (spike on a boot)马刺；靴刺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)刺激，动力；激励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)驱策；鞭驰；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)激励某人做某事，促使某人做某事；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)促进；推动What spurred your desire to be an actor?激励你成为演员的是谁？ 其他翻译 spur n (spike on a flower) (植物)花距，短枝The bloom ended in a spur. spur n (abnormal bone growth)骨刺The bone had developed a spur. spur n (geography: ridge)山嘴；尖坡；支脉There was a spur of rock below the summit of the mountain. spur n (bird: back claw) (鸟的)距骨The cockerel's spurs looked sharp. spur n (short railroad track) (铁路轨道)岔道 ，支线 spur n (short side road)支路；岔路 spur [sth] vtr (apply spurs to)装上马刺The cowboy spurred his boots and grabbed his revolver. 动词短语 spur [sb] on vtr phrasal sep figurative (encourage)激励；鞭策He was spurred on by the promise of a decent meal when he reached his destination. 复合形式： on the spur of the moment expr (spontaneously)一时冲动；不假思索；心血来潮We decided to go to Las Vegas on the spur of the moment. spur-of-the-moment n as adj (decision, etc.: spontaneous)一时冲动的，头脑一热的，心血来潮的Leanne and Steve hadn't planned to get married that day; it was a spur-of-the-moment decision. |
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