单词	spur
释义	spur1 nounspur2 verb spurspur1 /spɜː $ spɜːr/ noun [countable] Word Origin WORD ORIGINspur1 Origin: Old English spura Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES a small bone spur in the right shoulder The desire to make a profit has always been a spur to expanded trade. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS A glint of metal behind a spur of rock. Alejandro and his son all stop horses with five-inch curbs and send them on with spurs about the same length. Each type can have as many spurs as there are sockets on the original circuit. The spur for development in tests usually came from a pressing practical need. The book will help you tell one bird from another and that will be the spur to further enquiry. This list wasn't compiled on the spur of the moment. word sets WORD SETS► Geography abyss, nounalluvial, adjectivealluvium, nounalpine, adjectiveAmerican, adjectiveAntarctica, anticyclone, nounarchipelago, nounArctic, adjectivearid, adjectiveAsia, atlas, nounatoll, nounAustralasia, Australasian, adjectiveAustralia, avalanche, nounaxis, nounbank, nounbarometer, nounbarrier reef, nounbasin, nounbay, nounbayou, nounbeach, nounbearing, nounbed, nounbight, nounbluff, nounborder, nounborder, verbborderland, nounborderline, nounborough, nounbox canyon, nounBritish, adjectivebutte, nouncanyon, nouncape, nouncapital, nouncardinal point, nounCaribbean, adjectivecartography, nouncay, nounchain, nounchaparral, nounchart, nounchasm, nounchimney, nounChinese, adjectivecirrus, nounCIS, nouncliff, nounclimate, nounclimatic, adjectivecoastal, adjectivecoastline, nouncockney, nouncol, nouncold front, nouncommuter belt, nouncompass, nounconfluence, nouncontinent, nouncontinental, adjectivecontinental shelf, nouncontour, nounconurbation, nouncoordinate, nouncorridor, nouncorrie, nouncoterminous, adjectivecouncil estate, nouncountry, nouncounty, nouncounty town, nouncourse, nouncove, nouncrag, nouncraggy, adjectivecreek, nouncrevasse, nouncrevice, nouncumulus, nouncyclone, noundateline, noundelta, noundesert, noundesert island, noundevelopment, noundistrict, noundivide, noundown, adverbdune, noundust bowl, nouneast, nouneast, adjectiveeast, adverbeastbound, adjectiveeasterly, adjectiveeasterly, nouneastern, adjectiveEasterner, nouneasternmost, adjectiveeastwards, adverbelevation, nouneminence, nounenvirons, nounequatorial, adjectiveerode, verberosion, nounescarpment, nounestuary, nounEurope, nounextraterritorial, adjectiveeyot, nounface, nounfarmland, nounfeeder, nounfiord, nounfirth, nounfjord, nounflood plain, nounfluvial, adjectivefrontier, nounfrontiersman, noungale force, adjectivegap, noungeo-, prefixgeography, noungeophysics, noungeopolitics, noungeyser, nounglacial, adjectiveglaciation, nounglacier, nounglobe, noungoldfield, noungorge, noungrassland, nounGrecian, adjectivegreen belt, noungrid, noungrotto, noungroundwater, noungulch, noungulf, noungully, nounhead, nounheadland, nounheadwaters, nounheartland, nounhemisphere, nounhighland, adjectivehighlands, nounhigh water mark, nounhinterland, nounHome Counties, the, homeland, nounhurricane, noun-i, suffixIberian, adjectiveiceberg, nounice cap, nounice floe, nounice pack, nounice sheet, nouninhabitant, nouninland, adjectiveinland, adverbinlet, nouninner city, nouninshore, adverbinsular, adjectiveintercontinental, adjectiveInternational Date Line, nounisland, nounisle, nounislet, nounisobar, nounIsraeli, adjectiveIsraeli, nounisthmus, nounItalian, adjectiveItalianate, adjectiveItalo-, prefixJapanese, adjectivekey, nounknoll, nounlagoon, nounlake, nounlandlocked, adjectivelandmass, nounlandslide, nounlandslip, nounlat., Latin, adjectiveLatin America, nounLatin American, adjectivelatitude, nounlevee, nounlittoral, nounlong., longitude, nounlongitudinal, adjectivelough, nounlowlands, nounlow-lying, adjectivelow water mark, nounmagnetic north, nounmagnetic pole, nounmarsh, nounmarshland, nounmeander, verbMediterranean, adjectiveMercator projection, nounmeridian, nounmesa, nounMiddle America, nounmidtown, adjectivemonsoon, nounmoorland, nounmorass, nounmountain, nounmountainside, nounmountaintop, nounmouth, nounmudslide, nounmull, nounnarrows, nounnavigation, nounNE, neck, nounnor'-, prefixnorth, nounnorth, adjectivenorth, adverbNorth America, nounnortheast, nounnortheast, adjectivenortheasterly, adjectivenortheastern, adjectivenortheastwards, adverbnortherly, adjectivenorthern, adjectivenortherner, nounnorthernmost, adjectivenorthwards, adverbnorthwest, nounnorthwest, adjectivenorthwesterly, adjectivenorthwestern, adjectivenorthwestwards, adverbnotch, nounNW, NZ, oasis, nounoccidental, nounocean, nounonshore, adjectiveopenness, nounOrdnance Survey map, nounoriental, adjectiveoutcrop, nounoverspill, nounpack ice, nounpaddy, nounpalisade, nounpan-, prefixpanhandle, nounparallel, nounpeak, nounpeninsula, nounPersian, adjectivephysical geography, nounplain, nounplateau, nounpoint, nounpolar, adjectivepole, nounpolitical geography, nounpollutant, nounpop., populate, verbpopulation, nounprairie, nounprecipice, nounprecipitation, nounPrime Meridian, principality, nounprojection, nounpromontory, nounprovince, nounprovincial, adjectivepueblo, nounR, rainfall, nounrain forest, nounrain gauge, nounrainstorm, nounrange, nounravine, nounreef, nounreference, nounregion, nounregional, adjectiverelief map, nounreservoir, nounresettle, verbresidential, adjectiveresource, nounridge, nounrift valley, nounrise, verbriver, nounriver basin, nounriver bed, nounRoman, adjectiverotation, nounrugged, adjectiverun-off, nounrural, adjectivesand, nounsand bar, nounsandstorm, nounsandy, adjectivesavanna, nounScandinavian, nounscar, nounscarp, nounscree, nounscrubland, nounSE, seaboard, nounsea breeze, nounseafront, nounsea level, nounseaport, nounseaward, adjectivesection, nounsemitropical, adjectiveshelf, nounslough, nounsmog, nounsnowfield, nounsource, nounsouth, nounsouth, adjectivesouth, adverbSouth America, adjectivesoutheast, nounsoutheast, adjectivesoutheasterly, adjectivesoutheastern, adjectivesoutheastwards, adverbsoutherly, adjectivesouthern, adjectivesouthernmost, adjectivesouthwards, adverbsouthwest, nounsouthwest, adjectivesouthwesterly, adjectivesouthwestern, adjectivesouthwestwards, adverbspeleology, nounspit, nounspur, nounstrait, nounsubcontinent, nounsubtropical, adjectivesuburb, nounsuburban, adjectivesummit, nounsurvey, nounsurvey, verbSW, swamp, nountableland, nounterrain, nounterritory, nountidal, adjectivetidal wave, nountidewater, nountime zone, nountop, nountopography, nountor, nountornado, nountown, nountown centre, nountowpath, nountrack, nountract, nountrade route, nountrail, nountransatlantic, adjectivetranscontinental, adjectivetributary, nountropic, nountropical, adjectivetundra, nountyphoon, nounUK, the, uncharted, adjectiveup, adverbup-country, adjectiveuplands, nounupper, adjectiveupriver, adverbupstate, adjectiveupstream, adverbuptown, adverburban, adjectiveurbanized, adjectiveurban renewal, nounurban sprawl, nounUS, the, adjectivevalley, nounW, warm front, nounwaste, adjectivewasteland, nounwater, verbwatercourse, nounwaterfall, nounwaterfront, nounwaterhole, nounwatering place, nounwater meadow, nounwatershed, nounwater table, nounwaterway, nounweather vane, nounwest, nounwest, adjectiveWest, nounwestern, adjectiveWesterner, nounwesternmost, adjectivewestward, adverbwilderness, nounwolds, nounzoning, noun Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSVERB► earn · David had done absolutely nothing to earn his spurs when Samuel anointed him.· How is a fellow going to earn spurs without at least trying to ride? ► win · But thanks to Sheila, now you don't have to go all the way to Dodge City to win your spurs.· Now he has won his spurs, he can afford to recognise mistakes like that without fearing loss of face.· Pistoliers are young nobles who have yet to win their spurs and assume their rightful position as Knights of the Empire. Phrases PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► on the spur of the moment I bought the car on the spur of the moment. It was a spur-of-the-moment decision. On the spur of the moment, she decided to enter the race that she had come to watch. On the spur of the moment, we decided to head north that day instead of East. But airlines allow them to fly on the spur of the moment on a standby basis. He just took a calculated risk on the spur of the moment. I just reacted on the spur of the moment. I pledged to never again go home with some one on the spur of the moment. Now I could call other parents on the spur of the moment, arrange overnights for Janir or invite his friends over. They make quick changes and responses on the spur of the moment. This list wasn't compiled on the spur of the moment. When she got through he said he had taken a train on the spur of the moment and was in Bristol. ► earn/win your spurs But thanks to Sheila, now you don't have to go all the way to Dodge City to win your spurs. David had done absolutely nothing to earn his spurs when Samuel anointed him. Now he has won his spurs, he can afford to recognise mistakes like that without fearing loss of face. Pistoliers are young nobles who have yet to win their spurs and assume their rightful position as Knights of the Empire. 1on the spur of the moment suddenly, without any previous planning or thought:  We would often decide what to play on the spur of the moment. → spur-of-the-moment2a fact or event that makes you try harder to do somethingspur to It provided the spur to further research. The crowd’s reaction only acted as a spur.3a sharp pointed object on the heel of a rider’s boot which is used to encourage a horse to go faster4earn/win your spurs to show that you deserve to succeed because you have the right skills5a piece of high ground which sticks out from the side of a hill or mountain6a railway track or road that goes away from a main line or road spur1 nounspur2 verb spurspur2 verb (past tense and past participle spurred, present participle spurring) Verb Table VERB TABLE spur Simple Form Present I, you, we, they spur he, she, it spurs Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they spurred Present perfect I, you, we, they have spurred he, she, it has spurred Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had spurred Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will spur Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have spurred Continuous Form Present I am spurring he, she, it is spurring you, we, they are spurring Past I, he, she, it was spurring you, we, they were spurring Present perfect I, you, we, they have been spurring he, she, it has been spurring Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been spurring Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be spurring Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been spurring Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS And other natural resources, like minerals and timber, spurred the growth of technologies needed to extract them. Falling out with Anne finally spurred me into activity. He spurred the horse into a canter. The growth of tourism has spurred equivalent developments in the hotel and leisure-related sectors. The rapes that spurred the creation of the task force began Aug. 21. Today's new generation of black directors has been spurred on by two particular success stories. word sets WORD SETS► Horses bareback, adjectivebay, nounbit, nounblacksmith, nounblaze, nounblinkered, adjectiveblinkers, nounbloodstock, nounbridle, nounbridle, verbcanter, verbcard, nouncrop, noundressage, nounequestrian, adjectiveequine, adjectiveevens, nounfarrier, nounfence, nounfield, nounfilly, noungallop, verbgallop, noungee-gee, noungelding, noungirth, noungroom, noungymkhana, nounhack, verbhack, nounhalter, nounhand, nounhigh-spirited, adjectivehorsemanship, nounhorse-riding, nounjib, verbjockey, nounjodhpurs, nounjoust, verbjump, nounlad, nounlength, nounmiler, nounmount, nounnag, nounneigh, verbnobble, verbnosebag, nounodds, nounofftrack, adjectiveostler, nounpack trip, nounpaddock, nounpair, nounpalomino, nounparimutuel, nounpommel, nounpony-trekking, nounprance, verbracecourse, nounracegoer, nounracehorse, nounrace meeting, nounracetrack, nounracing, nounrein, nounremount, verbride, verbriding, nounroan, nounrodeo, nounsaddle, nounsaddle, verbsaddle bag, nounshoe, nounshoe, verbshow jumping, nounshy, verbskittish, adjectivespur, nounspur, verbstable, nounstable, verbstable boy, nounstabling, nounstarting gate, nounstarting price, nounstayer, nounsteeplechase, nounsteward, nounstirrup, nountack, nounthoroughbred, nounthree-day event, nountip, nountipster, nountournament, nountout, verbtrot, nounturf accountant, noununseat, verbwater jump, nounwhoa, interjectionwinning post, nounyearling, noun Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► spurred ... into action  It was an article in the local newspaper which finally spurred him into action. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► also · It also spurred him to complete his lengthier expositions of Wittgenstein's thinking.· It also spurred an outpouring of spurious books and sensational films.· Expansion of the personnel supply industry, in general, will also spur job growth.· Changing reader habits are also spurring the rising popularity of alternative weeklies. ► on · We are spurred on by advertising images that fun is for the young and fit.· Mom also feels spurred on by the thought that someday Charlie will become aware of her career.· Empowerment enthusiasts are being spurred on by stories of remarkable productivity gains.· Many have become politically active for the first time, spurred on by events and experiences-some of them wrenching7during their undergraduate years.· Today's new generation of black directors has been spurred on by two particular success stories.· Sheridan was in the saddle, and with his command spurring on after the enemy.· That has been spurred on by the successful growth of that sector in Britain.· He was acting out of spite, spurred on to punish the second Stillman for confusing him. NOUN► action · The tiny sound of distress broke the spell and spurred Grant into action.· Hepatitis B woke up the research community and spurred it to action.· This had little to do with the computer but it did spur us into action.· You rally to spur you into action.· The thought suddenly spurred him into action.· However, specific events are often the catalyst that spurs the extremist-activist into action.· In the second half, Cranleigh were spurred into action and began to threaten Caroline Bush, making her debut in goal.· This episode helped spur the revolutionary action taken against the king at the Westminster Parliament which opened a week later. ► development · The growth of tourism has spurred equivalent developments in the hotel and leisure-related sectors.· The Illinois law added on to a federal law designed to spur the development of alternative-energy projects. ► economy · That spurred concerns the economy might be growing faster than expected. ► growth · And other natural resources, like minerals and timber, spurred the growth of technologies needed to extract them.· One of the arguments Forbes makes for a flat tax is that it would spur economic growth.· Was Gates trying to gain important content to spur the growth of Microsoft?· Creating new technologies to clean up the air could actually spur economic growth rather than burden it.· Expansion of the personnel supply industry, in general, will also spur job growth.· Of course, a customs union would spur even more growth if it totally removed barriers even to outsiders.· That, in turn, has spurred algae growth, which clouds the lake.· Increases in population could then spur economic growth at some geometric rate, more rapid than the growth in human fertility. ► horse · Sharpe, who hated dancing, smiled at the thought, then turned and spurred the horse towards home.· He spurred the horse into a canter. 1[transitive] (also spur somebody on) to encourage someone or make them want to do something:  The band were spurred on by the success of their last two singles.spur somebody (on) to do something His misfortunes spurred him to write.spur somebody (on) to something the coach who spurred him on to Olympic success It was an article in the local newspaper which finally spurred him into action.2[transitive] to make an improvement or change happen faster SYN  encourage:  Lower taxes would spur investment and help economic growth.3[intransitive, transitive] to encourage a horse to go faster, especially by pushing it with special points on the heels of your boots
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