spurred

英 [spɜːd]

美 [spɜːrd]

v.  鞭策; 激励; 刺激; 鼓舞; 促进，加速，刺激(某事发生); 策(马)前进; (尤指用马刺)策(马)加速
spur的过去分词和过去式

柯林斯词典

• VERB 鼓励;激励
  If one thingspursyoutodo another, it encourages you to do it.
  1. 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。
  2. His friend's plight had spurred him into taking part.
     朋友的困境促使他投身参与。
  3. Spur onmeans the same asspur.
     spur on 同 spur
  4. Their attitude, rather than reining him back, only seemed to spur Philip on...
     他们的态度非但没有令菲利普回头，反倒促使他继续向前。
  5. Criticism can be of great use; we may not like it at the time, but it can spur us on to greater things.
     批评可能会很有用;我们当时可能不喜欢它，但它能激励我们获取更大成功。
• VERB 促进;加速;推动
  If somethingspursa change or event, it makes it happen faster or sooner.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
• N-COUNT 刺激;激励;推动力
  Something that acts as aspur tosomething else encourages a person or organization to do that thing or makes it happen more quickly.
  1. ...a belief in competition as a spur to efficiency...
     认为竞争会促进效率的信念
  2. 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。
• 马刺;靴刺
  Spursare 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.
• 山嘴;尖坡
  Thespurof a hill or mountain is a piece of ground which sticks out from its side.
• PHRASE 一时冲动;心血来潮
  If you do somethingon the spur of the moment, you do it suddenly, without planning it beforehand.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
• PHRASE 获得地位;赢得名望
  If youwinyourspursorearnyourspurs, you achieve a particular status by proving that you can do something skilfully.
  1. 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。

双语例句

• His friend's plight had spurred him into taking part.
  朋友的困境促使他投身参与。
• The raids have spurred driver protests.
  突击检查招致了司机的抗议。
• What spurred you to fight?
  什么激励你去奋斗？
• But few economists, if any, have argued that it spurred recovery.
  但几乎没有经济学家认为，这刺激了经济复苏。
• 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。
• The shift in attitudes was spurred by the emergence of modern competitive sport.
  现代竞技体育的出现促成了这种态度的转变。
• The availability of credit and low interest costs have spurred lease deals.
  宽松的借贷和低廉的利率刺激了租赁服务的发展。
• This first defeat, however, only spurred leaders to redouble their propaganda and seek new allies.
  可是，这第一次失败只是鼓励了领导人，使他们加倍努力进行宣传，并寻求新的同盟者。
• Saddled and spurred and ready to ride.
  上好了鞍、装好了马刺、准备乘骑了。
• Massive reform and incredibly hard work by the Japanese spurred one of the most remarkable revivals in modern history.
  日本人的大规模改革和令人难以置信的努力工作，促成了现代历史上最引人注目的经济复苏之一。