| 单词 | spur |
| 释义 | noun | verb spurspur1 /spɚ/ noun [countable] 1on the spur of the moment without planning ahead of time: I bought the ticket on the spur of the moment. → see also spur-of-the-moment2ON A BOOT a sharp pointed object on the heel of a rider’s boot which is used to encourage a horse to go faster3INFLUENCE a fact or event that makes you try harder to do something: spur to The speech was a spur to action for many people.4BONE a short piece of bone that grows out inside a part of your foot or body where it should not5RAILROAD a railroad track or road that goes away from a main line or road6LAND earth science, geography a piece of high ground that sticks out from the side of a hill or mountain7CHICKEN the stiff sharp part that sticks out from the back of a male chicken’s leg8BRANCH a small short branch that grows off a larger branch, especially on a fruit tree noun | verb spurspur2 verb (spurred, spurring) 1[transitive] to make an improvement or change happen faster: Lower taxes would spur investment.2[transitive] (also spur on) to encourage someone to try harder in order to succeed: The teammates spurred each other on.spur somebody (on) to (do) something Her misfortunes spurred her to write. The thought of losing our house spurred me into action (=made me start doing something).3[intransitive, transitive] to encourage a horse to go faster, especially by kicking it with the spurs on your boots |
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