urge

英 [ɜːdʒ]

美 [ɜːrdʒ]

v.  敦促; 催促; 力劝; 大力推荐; 竭力主张; 驱赶; 鞭策
n.  强烈的欲望; 冲动

过去式：urged　现在分词：urging　过去分词：urged　第三人称单数：urges　复数：urges　

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短语动词

短语用例

urge sb↔on

• 鼓励；激励；为…加油
  to encourage sb to do sth or support them so that they do it better
  1. She urged him to stay.
     她力劝他留下。
  2. The report urged that all children be taught to swim.
     这份报告呼吁给所有的儿童教授游泳。

牛津词典

verb

• 敦促；催促；力劝
  to advise or try hard to persuade sb to do sth
  1. She urged him to stay.
     她力劝他留下。
  2. The report urged that all children be taught to swim.
     这份报告呼吁给所有的儿童教授游泳。
• 大力推荐；竭力主张
  to recommend sth strongly
  1. The situation is dangerous, and the UN is urging caution.
     局势岌岌可危，联合国力主谨慎行事。
• 驱赶；鞭策
  to make a person or an animal move more quickly and/or in a particular direction, especially by pushing or forcing them
  1. He urged his horse forward.
     他策马前行。

noun

• 强烈的欲望；冲动
  a strong desire to do sth
  1. sexual urges
     性冲动
  2. I had a sudden urge to hit him.
     我突然很想揍他一顿。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 敦促；力劝
  If youurgesomeonetodo something, you try hard to persuade them to do it.
  1. They urged parliament to approve plans for their reform programme...
     他们敦促议会批准他们的改革方案。
  2. He urged employers and trade unions to adapt their pay settlements to the economic circumstances.
     他敦促雇主和工会根据经济条件调整工资方案。
• VERB 推；拉；催促
  If youurgesomeone somewhere, you make them go there by touching them or talking to them.
  1. He slipped his arm around her waist and urged her away from the window...
     他揽住她的腰，拉着她离开了窗边。
  2. 'Come on, Grace,' he was urging her, 'don't wait, hurry up.'
     “快点啦，格雷丝，”他催促道，“别等了。快点。”
• VERB 竭力主张；强烈要求
  If youurgea course of action, you strongly advise that it should be taken.
  1. He urged restraint on the security forces...
     他力主对安全部队设限。
  2. We urge vigorous action to be taken immediately.
     我们强烈要求立即采取有力措施。
• N-COUNT 强烈的欲望；冲动；迫切的要求
  If you have anurge todo or have something, you have a strong wish to do or have it.
  1. He had an urge to open a shop of his own...
     他很想自己开一家店。
  2. I have often talked about why we want to be mothers, but none of us can describe the urge exactly.
     我经常谈到我们为什么想做母亲，但没有一个人能准确地描述这种冲动。

英英释义

noun

• a strong restless desire
  1. why this urge to travel?
  Synonym:itch
• an instinctive motive
  1. profound religious impulses
  Synonym:impulse

verb

• force or impel in an indicated direction
  1. I urged him to finish his studies
  Synonym:urge onpressexhort
• spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts
  1. The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers
  Synonym:cheerroot oninspirebarrackurge onexhortpep up
• push for something
  1. The travel agent recommended strongly that we not travel on Thanksgiving Day
  Synonym:recommendadvocate

双语例句

• Once inside her apartment she felt an urge to brush her teeth.
  一回到自己的公寓，她就有一种想要刷牙的冲动。
• He fought with the urge to smoke one of the cigars he'd given up awhile ago
  他努力克制自己的烟瘾，不去抽一支戒掉没多久的雪茄。
• He had an urge to open a shop of his own
  他很想自己开一家店。
• He denounces people who urge him to alter his ways
  他指责那些督促他改变习惯的人。
• We urge colleges and universities to demystify the selection process.
  我们敦促各学院和大学澄清其甄选学生的过程。
• You must urge the children on or we'll never get home.
  你必须催促孩子们赶路，不然我们永远也到不了家。
• He continued to urge the Conservative Party to tilt rightwards
  他继续敦促保守党奉行右倾路线。
• We urge vigorous action to be taken immediately.
  我们强烈要求立即采取有力措施。
• He urged employers and trade unions to adapt their pay settlements to the economic circumstances.
  他敦促雇主和工会根据经济条件调整工资方案。
• We should constantly urge ourselves on to study hard.
  我们要经常鞭策自己努力学习。