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单词 spur
释义
spur
verb[T]
uk
/spɜːr/us
/spɝː/
-rr-

spurverb[T](ENCOURAGE)

C2
toencourageanactivityordevelopmentor make ithappenfaster:
激励，鞭策；促进，加速
Risingconsumersaleshave theeffectof spurring theeconomytofastergrowth.消费的增长有刺激经济加速发展的作用。
Spurred(on)by her earlysuccess, she went on to write four morenovelsinrapidsuccession.受到之前成功的鼓励，她紧接着又连续写了4部小说。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Encouraging and urging on
  • abet
  • barrack forsomeone
  • bread
  • bring
  • bringsomeoneout
  • cheer
  • get in there!idiom
  • get out of here!idiom
  • go on
  • good/great/lovely stuff!idiom
  • goose
  • mentor
  • pave the wayidiom
  • pep talk
  • permit
  • prepare
  • prepare the groundidiom
  • stimulus
  • stoke
  • urge
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spurverb[T](SHARP OBJECT)

topushspurs into thesideof ahorseto make it gofaster:
（用马刺）策（马）前行
He spurred hishorseonandshouted"Faster! Faster!"他用马刺策马向前，嘴里喊着“驾！驾！”
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Horse riding
  • bridle
  • canter
  • cinch
  • curry
  • endurance rider
  • endurance riding
  • equestrianism
  • eventer
  • girth
  • high-spirited
  • horseman
  • jib
  • jodhpurs
  • mounted
  • pony trekking
  • rein
  • saddle-sore
  • sidesaddle
  • silk
  • snaffle
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spur
noun[C]
uk
/spɜːr/us
/spɝː/

spurnoun[C](SHARP OBJECT)

asharp, wheel-shapedmetalobjectthat isattachedto theheelofbootswornbypeopleridinghorsesand is used toencouragethehorseto gofaster
马刺，靴刺
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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Horse riding
  • bridle
  • canter
  • cinch
  • curry
  • endurance rider
  • endurance riding
  • equestrianism
  • eventer
  • girth
  • high-spirited
  • horseman
  • jib
  • jodhpurs
  • mounted
  • pony trekking
  • rein
  • saddle-sore
  • sidesaddle
  • silk
  • snaffle
See more results »

spurnoun[C](MOUNTAIN)

a highpieceoflandthatsticksout from amountainor agroupofmountains
山嘴，尖坡
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Geography: hills & mountains
  • acclivity
  • craggy
  • esker
  • highlands
  • hillock
  • landform
  • Marilyn
  • mesa
  • mid-ocean ridge
  • motte
  • pinnacle
  • precipitous
  • scarp
  • slope
  • steep
  • the Adirondack Mountains
  • the Alaska Range
  • the Alps
  • the Andes
  • volcano
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spurnoun[C](ENCOURAGEMENT)

something thatactsas anencouragementfor anactivityordevelopment:
刺激；激励
Themanagersaid that the team'swinonSaturdaywould be a spurtoevengreatereffortthisseason.主教练说球队周六的胜利将会激励全队在本赛季中有更好的表现。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Encouraging and urging on
  • abet
  • barrack forsomeone
  • bread
  • bring
  • bringsomeoneout
  • cheer
  • get in there!idiom
  • get out of here!idiom
  • go on
  • good/great/lovely stuff!idiom
  • goose
  • mentor
  • pave the wayidiom
  • pep talk
  • permit
  • prepare
  • prepare the groundidiom
  • stimulus
  • stoke
  • urge
See more results »

Idioms

on the spur of the moment
win/gainyourspurs
(Definition ofspurfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

spur| American Dictionary

spur
verb[T]
us
/spɜr/
-rr-

spurverb[T](ENCOURAGE)

toencourageanactivityordevelopment, or tocausesomething todevelopfaster:
Thehugenewfactoryspurredeconomicgrowthin theentireregion.

Phrasal verb

spursomeoneon
spur
noun[C]
us
/spɜr/

spurnoun[C](SHARP OBJECT)

asharpmetalobjectstickingout of a U-shapeddevicethat isattachedto theheelof abootand used by aridertoencourageahorseto gofaster

spurnoun[C](ENCOURAGEMENT)

something thatencouragesanactivityordevelopmentor makes itdevelopfaster:
The team'swinonSaturdaywill be a spur toevengreatereffortthisseason.

Idiom

on the spur of the moment
(Definition ofspurfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofspur

spur
They arise from modified epidermal cells and may be classified into setae and spurs.
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The prospect of declining future performance spurs leaders to call early elections.
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Both the term premium and risk premium's reduction might lead to a decrease in the average cost of capital, which spurs productive investment.
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They were to be delegated certain powers to pace or control the movement of products between the final assembly spurs.
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Workers in assembly cells and spurs were to work on an individual end product.
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The vocabulary spurt, then, could simply be spurred by her increasing articulatory skill.
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The eloquence spurred by his visage thus carries a tragic burden.
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In the meantime, enormous technological advances spurred a revolution in the sciences concerned with genes, brain, and development.
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Hearing a piece of music evoked memories from a person's past, and spurred conversation with others about past experiences.
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The change spurred fresh debates over crooning and morale.
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Declining costs of information have been of critical importance in spurring the international growth of service firms and the service functions within manufacturing firms.
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The current explosion of constitution-making activity is spurring a re-evaluation of the best practices for constitutional reform.
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Mean stem density was significantly greater on the upper spurs than in the lower, less-steep gullies.
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Near its distal extremity it carries one or more tibial spurs.
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In contrast to forms of unpleasantness and adversity that are spurs to useful action, pain must restrict one's capacities in order to justify that equation.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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Collocationswithspur

spur

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bone spur
At season's end, he underwent surgery in which doctors removed abonespurfrom his shoulder.
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rail spur
However, it is understood that the link relates solely to the rail spur and that the dedicated link will not be pursued for the time being.
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Hansard archive
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railroad spur
The building had its own railroad spur that allowed boxcars to be unloaded inside, making delivery of goods to the building easier.
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Wikipedia
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