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spur

noun
🔊/spɜː(r)/
🔊/spɜːr/
Idioms
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  1. a sharp pointed object that riders sometimes wear on the heels of their boots and use to encourage their horse to go faster马刺；靴刺
    • He dug his spurs into the horse’s sides.他把马刺挖到马的两侧。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionary… of spurs
    • pair
    verb + spur
    • dig in
    • dig into something
    See full entry
  2. [usually singular] a fact or an event that makes you want to do something better or more quickly鞭策；激励；刺激；鼓舞 synonym motivation
    • spur (to something) His speech was a powerful spur to action.他的讲话很有鼓动力。🔊🔊
    • A few encouraging words might provide just the spur she needs.几个鼓舞人心的话可能恰好满足了她的需求​​。
    • spur for something The research provided a spur for reform.这项研究推动了改革。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • great
    • powerful
    verb + spur
    • act as
    • be
    • give (somebody)
    • …
    preposition
    • spur for
    • spur to
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  3. an area of high ground that sticks out from a mountain or hill山嘴；尖坡；支脉Topics Geographyc2
  4. a road or a railway track that leads from the main road or line（公路或铁路的）支线，岔线Topics Transport by bus and trainc2
    5. Word OriginOld English spora, spura, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch spoor and German Sporn, also to spurn.
Idioms
on the spur of the moment
  1. suddenly, without planning in advance一时冲动之下；心血来潮
    • I phoned him up on the spur of the moment.我一时冲动，给他打了电话。🔊🔊
    • a spur-of-the-moment decision心血来潮的决定
win/earn your spurs
  1. (formal) to become famous or successful获得名望；取得成功Topics Successc2

spur

verb
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Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they spur
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he / she / it spurs
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past simple spurred
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past participle spurred
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-ing form spurring
🔊/ˈspɜːrɪŋ/
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  1. to encourage somebody to do something or to encourage them to try harder to achieve something鞭策；激励；刺激；鼓舞
    • spur somebody/something (on) to something/to do something Her difficult childhood spurred her on to succeed.她艰辛的童年激励她取得成功。🔊🔊
    • My trainer spurred me to keep up a pace of four miles an hour.我的教练激励我保持每小时四英里的速度。
    • spur somebody/something into something I was spurred into action by the letter.那封信激励我行动起来。🔊🔊
    • spur somebody/something (on) 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。🔊🔊
  2. spur something to make something happen faster or sooner促进，加速，刺激（某事发生）
    • 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。🔊🔊
    • The fire, spurred by high temperatures and strong winds, had burnt more than 140 acres.高温和强风引发的大火烧毁了140英亩以上。
    • An increase in the country's arsenal could spur an arms race in the region.该国增加武器装备会刺激这一地区的军备竞赛。
  3. spur something to encourage a horse to go faster, especially by pushing the spurs on your boots into its side策（马）前进；（尤指用马刺）策（马）加速
    • As he shouted his order he spurred the horse forward suddenly.当他大喊大叫时，他突然将马向前拉。
    4. Word OriginOld English spora, spura, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch spoor and German Sporn, also to spurn.