spur
激励
常用释义
英音[ spɜː(r) ]
美音[ spɜːr ]
变形
复数:
spurs
第三人称单数:
spurs
现在分词:
spurring
过去式:
spurred
过去分词:
spurred
基本释义
- n. 一时冲动之下,心血来潮;刺激,激励;山嘴,尖坡;(公路或铁路的)支线,岔线;马刺,靴刺
- v. 激励,鼓励;促进,加速,刺激(某事发生);用马刺策(马)前进;紧贴主干剪短(副梢)
- 【名】 (Spur) (美)斯普尔(人名)
考试频率
四级
考频:近五年出现3次
- v/n. 刺激; 激励
- v. 促进
六级
考频:近五年出现3次
- v/n. 刺激; 激励
例句
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1·This has forced airlines to discount fares heavily in order to spur demand.这已经迫使多家航空公司对机票大幅打折以刺激需求。来源: 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
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2·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。来源: 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
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3·Let the cheers from the crowd spur you on.让群众的欢呼声激励你前进。
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4·The furious rows that divide them are a blow to their credibility but may prove to be a spur to creativity.使他们产生分歧的一系列激烈争论对他们的信誉是一大打击,但也许能刺激他们的创造力。
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5·Their aim was to spur passage of legislation Michigan lawmakers are debating to increase the state's share of school funding.密歇根州的立法者正在争取增加该州在学校拨款中获得的份额,他们的目的是促进这项立法的通过。
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6·Glass cautions that most studies don't necessarily prove a causal link between greenness and health, but they're nonetheless helping spur action.格拉斯提醒说,大多数研究并不一定能证明绿色与健康之间的因果关系,但它们仍然有助于激励人们采取行动。
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7·It won over Coke executives in Atlanta and would go on to receive its own trademark, spur collections and earn Coca-Cola an iconic image that made it part of American culture for a century.它赢得了亚特兰大的可口可乐高管们的支持,继而获得了自己的商标,刺激了收集欲望,使可口可乐成为一个标志性的形象,并让它成为一个世纪以来美国文化的一部分。
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8·His speech was a powerful spur to action.他的讲话很有鼓动力。来源: 《牛津词典》
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9·I phoned him up on the spur of the moment.我一时心动,给他打了电话。来源: 《牛津词典》
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10·He must have cooked up his scheme on the spur of the moment.他肯定是即兴策划了他的方案。来源: 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
网络释义
- spur gear : n. [机]正齿轮
- spur on : 驱使;鼓励;飞驰
- spur dike : 丁坝;排水坝;挑水坝
- spur track : 支路;(铁路的)支线
- spur line : 延线;(货物)支线
同义词
n.
鼓舞,刺激;马刺;山坡