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单词 spur
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spur

The other great spur was my friends.These produce fruit on short stems called spurs.This exhibition could be just the spur that is needed.You may be her spur to quit her sleazy business.Rose seemed booted and spurred for greatness.What was intended as a spur to competition had the opposite effect.But it was a spur to lesser things.The older ones are constantly bringing friends home on the spur of the moment.The crisis spurred the growth of the suburbs.Until her death we spurred one another along in our endeavours to remain stoic.Spurs drew too many at the end of last term.The goal spurred us to go on to clinch a fine victory.The need to be financially viable is a great spur to improvement and better service.Spurs just about deserved victory but were well below their best.Spurs may claim they have at least won a trophy in the last nine months.Driving it is like wearing spurs on your boots.Spurs will face competition for both players.And that dented pride was one of the main things that spurred me on.Spurs were winning 5-0 at the time.There is a fat, curved spur at the back. Spurs' announcement of a new boss is not expected before next week.Champagne had transformed them into a most impressive side and Spurs were obviously up against it.Spurs are short of attacking quality, have no recognised defensive midfielder and also failed to sign a left winger.Spurs sold him back to Porto for a 1.25m loss.

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spur

Tack and equipment and their parts, parts of plants

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spur

British English: spur VERB
If one thing spurs you to do another, it encourages you to do it.
It's the money that spurs these fishermen to risk a long ocean journey in their flimsy boats.
  • American English: spur
  • Brazilian Portuguese: estimular
  • Chinese: 鼓动
  • European Spanish: estimular
  • French: inciter
  • German: anspornen
  • Italian: spronare
  • Japanese: 拍車をかける
  • Korean: 자극하다
  • European Portuguese: estimular
  • Latin American Spanish: estimular
British English: spur NOUN
Something that acts as a spur to something else encourages a person or organization to do that thing or makes it happen more quickly.
...a belief in competition as a spur to efficiency.
  • American English: spur
  • Brazilian Portuguese: estímulo
  • Chinese: 激励
  • European Spanish: estímulo
  • French: incitation
  • German: Ansporn
  • Italian: sprone
  • Japanese: 刺激
  • Korean: 자극제
  • European Portuguese: estímulo
  • Latin American Spanish: estímulo

All related terms of 'spur'

Chinese translation of 'spur'

spur

(spəːʳ)

n

  1. a spur to sth 某物的刺激物 (mǒuwù de cìjīwù)
  2. (c) (on rider's boot) 靴刺 (xuēcì) (, gēn)

vt

  1. to spur sb into (doing) sth 激励(勵)某人去(做)某事 (jīlì mǒurén qù (zuò) mǒushì)
on the spur of the moment 一时(時)冲(衝)动(動)之下 (yīshí chōngdòng zhī xià)
(verb) 
Definition
to encourage (someone)
His friend's plight had spurred him into taking part.
Synonyms
incite
He incited his fellow citizens to take revenge.
drive
Curiosity drove me to probe into what they worked on together.
prompt
The recession has prompted consumers to cut back on buying cars.
press
urge
They urged parliament to approve plans for their reform programme.
stimulate
I was stimulated to examine my deepest thoughts.
animate
There was little about the game to animate the crowd.
prod
a tactic to prod the government into spending more on education
prick
goad
He goaded me into taking direct action.
impel
I felt impelled to go on speaking.
(noun) 
Definition
an incentive to get something done
Redundancy is the spur for many to embark on new careers.
Synonyms
stimulus
Falling interest rates could be a stimulus to the economy.
incentive
There is little incentive to adopt such measures.
impetus
She needed a new impetus for her talent.
motive
Police have ruled out robbery as a motive for the killing.
impulse
Their impulse of broadcasting was for human rights.
inducement
They offer every inducement to encourage investment.
incitement
an incitement to rioting
kick up the backside (informal)
(noun) 
Definition
a sharp spiked wheel on the heel of a rider's boot used to urge the horse on
Synonyms
goad
His distrust only acted as a goad to me to prove him wrong.
prick
rowel
(noun) 
Definition
a sharp horny part sticking out from a cock's leg
An X-ray might show a small spur of bone at the site of your pain.
Synonyms
projection
spike
a 15-foot wall topped with iron spikes
protuberance
a protuberance on the upper jawbone
protrusion
an ugly protrusion on the ankle where the bone had not set properly

idiom

See on the spur of the moment

Additional synonyms

in the sense of animate
Definition
to make lively
There was little about the game to animate the crowd.
Synonyms
enliven,
encourage,
excite,
urge,
inspire,
stir,
spark,
move,
fire,
spur,
stimulate,
revive,
activate,
rouse,
prod,
quicken,
incite,
instigate,
kick-start (informal),
impel,
energize,
kindle,
embolden,
liven up,
breathe life into,
invigorate,
gladden,
gee up,
vitalize,
vivify,
inspirit
in the sense of drive
Definition
to goad into a specified state
Curiosity drove me to probe into what they worked on together.
Synonyms
force,
press,
prompt,
spur,
compel,
motivate,
oblige,
railroad (informal),
prod,
constrain,
prick,
coerce,
goad,
impel,
dragoon,
actuate
in the sense of impel
Definition
to urge or force (a person) to do something
I felt impelled to go on speaking.
Synonyms
force,
move,
compel,
drive,
require,
push,
influence,
urge,
inspire,
prompt,
spur,
stimulate,
motivate,
oblige,
induce,
prod,
constrain,
incite,
instigate,
goad,
actuate

Synonyms of 'spur'

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of impetus
Definition
an incentive or impulse
She needed a new impetus for her talent.
Synonyms
incentive,
push,
spur,
motivation,
impulse,
stimulus,
catalyst,
goad,
impulsion
in the sense of impulse
Their impulse of broadcasting was for human rights.
Synonyms
force,
pressure,
push,
movement,
surge,
motive,
thrust,
momentum,
stimulus,
catalyst,
impetus
in the sense of incentive
Definition
something that encourages effort or action
There is little incentive to adopt such measures.
Synonyms
inducement,
motive,
encouragement,
urge,
come-on (informal),
spur,
lure,
bait,
motivation,
carrot (informal),
impulse,
stimulus,
impetus,
stimulant,
goad,
incitement,
enticement
in the sense of incitement
an incitement to rioting
Synonyms
provocation,
prompting,
encouragement,
spur,
motive,
motivation,
impulse,
stimulus,
impetus,
agitation,
inducement,
goad,
instigation,
clarion call
in the sense of inducement
Definition
something that encourages someone to do something
They offer every inducement to encourage investment.
Synonyms
incentive,
motive,
cause,
influence,
reward,
come-on (informal),
spur,
consideration,
attraction,
lure,
bait,
carrot (informal),
encouragement,
impulse,
stimulus,
incitement,
clarion call
in the sense of motive
Definition
the reason, whether conscious or unconscious, for a certain course of action
Police have ruled out robbery as a motive for the killing.
Synonyms
reason,
motivation,
cause,
ground(s),
design,
influence,
purpose,
object,
intention,
spur,
incentive,
inspiration,
stimulus,
rationale,
inducement,
incitement,
mainspring,
the why and wherefore
in the sense of prod
Definition
to rouse (someone) to action
a tactic to prod the government into spending more on education
Synonyms
prompt,
move,
urge,
motivate,
spur,
stimulate,
rouse,
stir up,
incite,
egg on,
goad,
impel,
put a bomb under (informal)
in the sense of prompt
Definition
to motivate or cause someone to do something
The recession has prompted consumers to cut back on buying cars.
Synonyms
cause,
move,
inspire,
stimulate,
occasion (formal),
urge,
spur,
provoke,
motivate,
induce,
evoke,
give rise to,
elicit,
incite,
instigate,
impel,
call forth
in the sense of protrusion
an ugly protrusion on the ankle where the bone had not set properly
Synonyms
protuberance,
swelling,
lump,
bump,
projection,
bulge,
hump,
jut,
outgrowth
in the sense of protuberance
a protuberance on the upper jawbone
Synonyms
bulge,
swelling,
lump,
bump,
tumour,
projection,
prominence,
knob,
hump,
outgrowth,
protrusion,
excrescence,
process

Additional synonyms

in the sense of spike
Definition
a long metal nail
a 15-foot wall topped with iron spikes
Synonyms
point,
stake,
spur,
pin,
nail,
spine,
barb,
tine,
prong
in the sense of stimulate
Definition
to encourage to start or progress further
I was stimulated to examine my deepest thoughts.
Synonyms
encourage,
inspire,
prompt,
galvanize,
fire,
fan,
urge,
spur,
provoke,
arouse,
animate,
rouse,
prod,
quicken,
inflame,
incite,
instigate,
goad,
whet,
impel,
foment,
gee up
in the sense of urge
Definition
to plead with or press someone to do something
They urged parliament to approve plans for their reform programme.
Synonyms
beg,
appeal to,
exhort (formal),
press,
prompt,
plead,
put pressure on,
lean on,
solicit,
goad,
implore,
enjoin,
beseech,
pressurize,
entreat,
twist someone's arm (informal),
put the heat on (informal),
put the screws on (informal)
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