单词 | urge |
释义 | urge (ûrj) v. urged, urg·ing, urg·es v.tr. 1. To force or drive forward or onward; impel. 2. To entreat earnestly and often repeatedly; exhort. 3. To advocate earnestly the doing, consideration, or approval of; press for: urge passage of the bill; a speech urging moderation. 4. To stimulate; excite: "It urged him to an intensity like madness" (D.H. Lawrence). 5. To move or impel to action, effort, or speed; spur. v.intr. 1. To exert an impelling force; push vigorously. 2. To present a forceful argument, claim, or case. n. 1. The act of urging. 2. a. An impulse that prompts action or effort: suppressed an urge to laugh. b. An involuntary tendency to perform a given activity; an instinct: "There is a human urge to clarify, rationalize, justify" (Leonard Bernstein). [Latin urgēre.] |
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