| 单词 | spur |
| 释义 | spur —spur /spɜːr/ aep /spɝː/ noun [C] (ENCOURAGEMENT) ► F0 something that acts as an encouragement for an activity or development: » The manager said that the team's win on Saturday would be a spur to even greater effort this season.Thesaurus+: ↑Encouraging and urging on , ↑Inspiration and inspiringnoun [C] (MOUNTAIN) ► F0 a high piece of land that sticks out from a mountain or a group of mountainsThesaurus+: ↑Hills and mountainsnoun [C] (SHARP OBJECT) ► F0 a sharp, wheel-shaped metal object that is fixed to the heel of boots worn by people riding horses and is used to encourage the horse to go fasterThesaurus+: ↑Horse riding , ↑Horse racingverb [T] (-rr-) (ENCOURAGE) ↑Verb Endings for spur ► C2 to encourage an activity or development or make it happen faster: » Rising consumer sales have the effect of spurring the economy to faster growth.» Spurred (on) by her early success, she went on to write four more novels in rapid succession.Thesaurus+: ↑Encouraging and urging on , ↑Inspiration and inspiringverb [T] (-rr-) (SHARP OBJECT) ↑Verb Endings for spur ► F0 to push spurs into the side of a horse to make it go faster: » He spurred his horse on and shouted "Faster! Faster!"Thesaurus+: ↑Horse riding , ↑Horse racing |
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