spur

spur音标

英 [spɜ:(r)]

美 [spɚ]

spur基本释义

n.支脉；刺激；马刺；鞭策

vt.刺激；鞭策；促进

spur用法及例句

n.(名词)

鼓舞

支脉

刺激

山鼻子

支线

靴刺

山嘴

尖坡

刺激物

靴刺状物

距

骨刺

激励

踢马刺

马刺

马扎子

【史】金踢马刺

鼓励品

促进器

教唆

v.(动词)

用靴刺踢

策马飞奔

急速前进

给予刺激

装靴刺

催马前进

驱赶

推动

教唆

煽动

斗鸡时用距铁踢

刺激

鞭策

给…装踢马刺

激励

鼓励

疾驰

用马刺驱马

促进

策（马）加速

鼓舞

加速

用踢马刺驱（马）

被距铁刺伤

n.(名词)

[C] 马刺 either of a pair of sharp-toothed wheels or projecting points, worn on the heels of a rider's boots and used to make a horse go faster

[C] 激励因素; 刺激,鞭策 thing that urges a person on to greater activity; incentive

v.(动词)

vt. 驱策; 激励 urge on with spurs, or as with spurs

noun

1. a railway line connected to a trunk line

Synonym: branch linespur track

2. a sharp prod fixed to a rider's heel and used to urge a horse onward

e.g. cowboys know not to squat with their spurs on

Synonym: gad

3. a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something

e.g. the ceaseless prodding got on his nerves

Synonym: goadgoadingprodproddingurgingspurring

4. tubular extension at the base of the corolla in some flowers

5. any sharply pointed projection

Synonym: spineacantha

verb

1. goad with spurs

e.g. the rider spurred his horse

2. equip with spurs

e.g. spur horses

3. strike with a spur

4. give heart or courage to

Synonym: goad

5. incite or stimulate

e.g. The Academy was formed to spur research

1. 鼓励;激励If one thing spurs you to do another, it encourages you to do it.

e.g. 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。e.g. His friend'splight had spurred him into taking part.朋友的困境促使他投身参与。

2. 促进;加速;推动If something spurs a change or event, it makes it happen faster or sooner.

e.g. The administration may put more emphasis on spurring economic growth...*府可能会更加重视推动经济增长。e.g. 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。

3. 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.

e.g. ...a belief in competition as a spur to efficiency...认为竞争会促进效率的信念e.g. 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。

4. 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.

5. 山嘴;尖坡The spur of a hill or mountain is a piece of ground which sticks out from its side.

6. 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.

spur

e.g. 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。e.g. It wasn't a spur-of-the-moment decision. We discussed it in detail beforehand.这可不是头脑一热作出的决定。我们事先仔细地讨论过。

7. 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.

spur的翻译

e.g. 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。

1. 距：有的花瓣上延伸出或长或短的管状突起,称为距(spur),如紫花地丁、耧斗菜、凤仙花等. 有的植物花瓣分化为檐部(limb)与瓣爪(claw)两部分,即花瓣上部扩大形成檐部,花瓣基部狭缩形成瓣爪,例如石竹、油菜的花.

2. 径迹：正电子素的形成机理较复杂,对其描述的理论模型主要包括能隙模型(Ore-gap)和径迹(Spur),主要用于o-Ps在低温下高聚物中的湮没. 自由体积模型(Free volume)适用于高聚物,气泡模型(Bubble)适用于液体.

常用例句

词汇搭配

用作名词(n.)

凭一时冲动on a sudden impulse, without previous planning

用作动词(v.)

获得荣誉〔名声〕achieve distinction or fame

1. on the spur of the moment : 一时冲动地, 立刻；

用作名词(n.)

He dug in his spurs.他用马刺策马。

International competition is a spur to modernization.国际竞争是走向现代化的动力。

Such stories serve as a spur to children's imagination.这类故事能激发儿童的想象力。

用作动词(v.)

The riders spurred their horses.骑手们用踢马刺策马前进。

The girl's loving care spurred his recovery.姑娘的亲切照料促进了他的康复。

Professor Smith's new book spurs interest in his course.史密斯教授的新书鼓起了大家对他的课程的兴趣。

用作动词 (v.)

～+名词

spur the horse and galloped away策马疾驰

spur one's recovery促进康复

～+副词

spur amusingly有趣地激励

spur deliberately有意地激励

spur kindly好心地激励

spur unhesitatingly毫不犹豫地激励

spur usually经常激励

spur on鼓励,激励,鞭策

～+介词

spur to刺激,促使

spur to sb's imagination激发某人的想象力

You may ride's With one soft kiss a thousand furlongs ere With spur we heat an acre.

出自：Winter's Tale,Shakespeare

General Miles..dug in his spurs in an endeavor to control the horse.

出自：J. Dos Passos

词语用法

词源解说

v.(动词)

spur的基本意思指骑马时,用靴根或靴刺去刺马腹,使之向前疾进,引申指由于愉快、激动的心情或欲望而导致格外加速的行动,即“激励”。

spur只用作及物动词,接名词、代词作宾语,也可接以动词不定式充当补足语的复合宾语。

spur的宾语后常接介词to引起的短语,表示“鼓励某人去做…,促使某人去…”。

spur的过去式和过去分词均为spurred。

☆ 直接源自古英语的spura，意为马刺。

近义词

临近词

limb肢体

push推

inspiration灵感

needle针

signal信号

poke戳

heel脚后跟

speed速度

gad闲逛

point观点

stimulant兴奋剂

prodding动词prod的现在进行式...

hasten催促

spike长钉

provoke激怒

urging催促的

acantha脊椎

goad刺激

branch分部

spurring动词spur的现在进行式...

hurry up赶快

awaken醒

goading动词goad的现在进行式...

branch line(铁路)支线

prod刺针

tooth牙齿

headland海角

ridge脊

incite煽动

reason原因

actuate促使

prompt迅速的

foreland沿海地区

speed up加快速度

urge驱策

spine脊柱

mountainside山坡

stimulate刺激

motive动机

spur track支路

prick刺

incentive刺激的

encourage鼓励

provocation激怒

spurium

Spuri

spurge

spunky

Spurkel

Spurga

Spurr

spurry

spuria

spurious

Spurio

Spura

相关列句

I never had a bone spur.(我从来没有长过骨刺。)

This report could spur some buying in corn futures when the market opens today.(这份报告会在今天开市时刺激玉米期货的一些购买行为。)

But it is unlikely to spur a big expansion in new loans.(但它也许不能起到激励新贷款的作用。)

As such it's a huge spur to freedom.(如是，这是一个对自由的巨大的激励。)

Disaster, in short, can become a spur to innovation.(灾难在某种程度上会成功革新的驱动剂。)

Police said the attack wasn't some spur of the moment idea.(警方说，这次袭击不是一些一时冲动的想法。)

The city hopes that the arts will spur economic development.(城市希望艺术业能振兴经济。)

They admitted they had taken a vehicle on the spur of the moment.(他们承认一时冲动之下偷了一辆车。)

I phoned him up on the spur of the moment.(我一时心动，给他打了电话。)

Their attitude, rather than reining him back, only seemed to spur Philip on.(他们的态度非但没令菲利普回头，似乎只是激励他继续下去。)