spur
- n.刺激;马刺;（公路或铁路的）支线，岔线;激励;鞭策;鼓舞;靴刺;山嘴;支脉;尖坡
- vt.刺激;促进，加速，刺激(某事发生);激励;鞭策;鼓舞;(尤指用马刺)策(马)加速;策(马)前进
复数： spurs 过去式： spurred 现在分词： spurring 过去分词： spurred 第三人称单数： spurs
spurnoun
马刺；靴刺
a sharp pointed object that riders sometimes wear on the heels of their boots and use to encourage their horse to go faster
鞭策；激励；刺激；鼓舞
a fact or an event that makes you want to do sth better or more quickly
His speech was a powerful spur to action.
他的讲话很有鼓动力。
山嘴；尖坡；支脉
an area of high ground that sticks out from a mountain or hill
（公路或铁路的）支线，岔线
a road or a railway/railroad track that leads from the main road or line
suddenly, without planning in advance
我一时心动，给他打了电话。
I phoned him up on the spur of the moment.
a spur-of-the-moment decision
心血来潮的决定
to achieve fame or success
verb
鞭策；激励；刺激；鼓舞
to encourage sb to do sth or to encourage them to try harder to achieve sth
Her difficult childhood spurred her on to succeed.
她艰辛的童年激励她取得成功。
I was spurred into action by the letter.
那封信激励我行动起来。
The band has been spurred on by the success of their last single.
最近一张单曲唱片的成功使乐队受到鼓舞。
促进，加速，刺激（某事发生）
to make sth happen faster or sooner
The agreement is essential to spurring economic growth around the world.
这项协议对于促进世界经济的增长是至关重要的。
策（马）前进；（尤指用马刺）策（马）加速
to encourage a horse to go faster, especially by pushing the spurs on your boots into its side
spur
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VERB 鼓励;激励
If one thing spurs you to do another, it encourages you to do it.It's the money that spurs these fishermen to risk a long ocean journey in their flimsy boats...
是金钱驱使这些渔民驾着破旧小船冒险出海远航。
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VERB 促进;加速;推动
If something spurs a change or event, it makes it happen faster or sooner.The administration may put more emphasis on spurring economic growth...
政府可能会更加重视推动经济增长。
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N-COUNT 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....a belief in competition as a spur to efficiency...
认为竞争会促进效率的信念
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N-COUNT 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. -
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N-COUNT 山嘴;尖坡
The spur of a hill or mountain is a piece of ground which sticks out from its side. -
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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.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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PHRASE 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.Young conductors earn their spurs in a small orchestra or opera house.
年轻的指挥家们在小乐队或小歌剧院里崭露头角。
noun
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- a railway line connected to a trunk line
- Synonym: branch line spur track
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- a sharp prod fixed to a rider's heel and used to urge a horse onward
- cowboys know not to squat with their spurs on
- Synonym: gad
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- a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something
- the ceaseless prodding got on his nerves
- Synonym: goad goading prod prodding urging spurring
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- tubular extension at the base of the corolla in some flowers
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- any sharply pointed projection
- Synonym: spine acantha
verb
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- goad with spurs
- the rider spurred his horse
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- equip with spurs
- spur horses
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- strike with a spur
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- give heart or courage to
- Synonym: goad
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- incite or stimulate
- The Academy was formed to spur research
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On the spur of the moment ?
在踢马刺的时刻？
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The horse leaped over the fence at the touch of the spur .
马一碰到马刺便跳跃过了篱笆。
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The agreement is essential to spurring economic growth around the world .
这项协议对于促进世界经济的增长是至关重要的。
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The band has been spurred on by the success of their last single .
最近一张单曲唱片的成功使乐队受到鼓舞。
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He was transferred from Spurs to Arsenal for a huge fee .
他以巨额转会费从热刺队转到阿森纳队。
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The administration may put more emphasis on spurring economic growth
政府可能会更加重视推动经济增长。
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His friend 's plight had spurred him into taking part .
朋友的困境促使他投身参与。
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This report could spur some buying in corn futures when the market opens today
这一报告可能会在今天开市后刺激一些人买进玉米期货。
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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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Redundancy is the spur for many to embark on new careers .
裁员促使很多人开始从事新事业。
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He must have cooked up his scheme on the spur of the moment .
他肯定是一时冲动策划了这个阴谋。
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The encouragement of a friend spurred Chris into switching jobs .
在一位朋友的鼓励下，克理斯换了工作。
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This has forced airlines to discount fares heavily in order to spur demand
这迫使航空公司对机票大幅打折来刺激需求。
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Young conductors earn their spurs in a small orchestra or opera house .
年轻的指挥家们在小乐队或小歌剧院里崭露头角。
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He was wearing riding pants , high boots , and spurs .
他穿着马裤和长筒靴，靴上带着马刺。
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The trade pacts will spur an exodus of US businesses to Mexico .
这些贸易协定将会促使大批美国企业涌向墨西哥。
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History is littered with men and women spurred into achievement by a father 's disregard
历史上因为被父亲漠视而发奋成功的儿女数不胜数。
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It 's the money that spurs these fishermen to risk a long ocean journey in their flimsy boats
是金钱驱使这些渔民驾着破旧小船冒险出海远航。
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A brave fellow is as good as his words , a swift horse needs no spurring .
好汉一言，快马一鞭。
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The great ambition is spurring him on .
远大的志向鞭策着他。
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The opening-up policy is spurring many people on to study foreign languages .
对外开放促使许多人学习外语。
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What spurred them on was alchemy , the science of changing ordinary metals into gold .
激励他们的是炼金术，即把普通金属变为金子的“科学”。
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And it would raise the demand for technologies such as carbon capture and storage , spurring their further development .
碳价格将对碳捕捉及储存等技术提出需求，促进它们进一步发展。
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By raising relative demand for clean energy sources , a carbon price would also help align the market return to clean-energy innovation with its social return , spurring the refinement of existing technologies and the development of new ones .
通过高对清洁能源的相对需求，碳价格也将有助于市场因其社会回报而重新开始革新清洁能源，推动现有技术的善和新技术的发展。
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Leah 's growth spurred her to open her second studio — and it wasn 't for the money .
Leah的成长激励她开了第二家工作室——这并不是为了钱。
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Even a small success would spur me on to greater effort .
哪怕是微小的成功也会促使我做出更大的努力。
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High demand spurs high income .
高需求激发出高收入。
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Such stories serve as a spur to children 's imagination .
这类故事能激发儿童的想像力。
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On the spur of the moment ， he asked her to marry him .
一上头，他就向她求婚了。
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The traditional high demand for medical services has helped to spur the popularity of medical and health-related programs .
对于医疗服务的传统高需求提升了医学和健康相关专业的热度。
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