英语词汇“spurring”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

noun

a pointed device or sharp spiked wheel fixed to the heel of a rider's boot to enable him or her to urge the horse on

anything serving to urge or encourage

the increase in salary was a spur to their production

a sharp horny projection from the leg just above the claws in male birds, such as the domestic cock

a pointed process in any of various animals; calcar

a tubular extension at the base of the corolla in flowers such as larkspur

a short or stunted branch of a tree

a ridge projecting laterally from a mountain or mountain range

a wooden prop or a masonry reinforcing pier

9. another name for groyne

10. Also called: spur track

a railway branch line or siding

11.

a short side road leading off a main road

a motorway spur

12.

a sharp cutting instrument attached to the leg of a gamecock

13. on the spur of the moment

14. win one's spurs

verbWord forms: spurs, spurring or spurred

15. (transitive)

to goad or urge with or as if with spurs

16. (intransitive)

to go or ride quickly; press on

17. (transitive)

to injure or strike with a spur

18. (transitive)

to provide with a spur or spurs

单词	spurring
释义	Trends of spurring View usage for: spurring in British English present participle of verb spur spur in British English (spɜː) noun 1. a pointed device or sharp spiked wheel fixed to the heel of a rider's boot to enable him or her to urge the horse on 2. anything serving to urge or encourage the increase in salary was a spur to their production 3. a sharp horny projection from the leg just above the claws in male birds, such as the domestic cock 4. a pointed process in any of various animals; calcar 5. a tubular extension at the base of the corolla in flowers such as larkspur 6. a short or stunted branch of a tree 7. a ridge projecting laterally from a mountain or mountain range 8. a wooden prop or a masonry reinforcing pier 9. another name for groyne 10. Also called: spur track a railway branch line or siding 11. a short side road leading off a main road a motorway spur 12. a sharp cutting instrument attached to the leg of a gamecock 13. on the spur of the moment 14. win one's spurs verbWord forms: spurs, spurring or spurred 15. (transitive) to goad or urge with or as if with spurs 16. (intransitive) to go or ride quickly; press on 17. (transitive) to injure or strike with a spur 18. (transitive) to provide with a spur or spurs Word origin Old English spura; related to Old Norse spori, Old High German sporo Examples of 'spurring' in a sentence spurring "At that moment one of the horsemen behind the Duke attempted to make an escape, spurring his horse. Clive Barker COLDHEART CANYON (2001) It is spurring competition as it blurs or destroys old distinctions between sectors. Times, Sunday Times (2006) The angel keeps moving, each time spurring a new handwritten message. Globe and Mail (2003) If it was spurring him on, it was working. The Sun (2017) And far from spurring each other on they seemed to be walking in treacle. Times, Sunday Times (2011) In the nets, it's spurring me on to get my spot back. The Sun (2018) In the nets, it's almost spurring me on. Times, Sunday Times (2018) And the pair have been spurring them on to make a go of things. The Sun (2015) The publicity isn't spurring us on; it's replacing the urge. Times, Sunday Times (2017) Two factors are spurring the surge in oil production. Houston Chronicle (2011)
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