| 单词 | urge |
| 释义 | urge —urge /ɜːdʒ/ aep /ɝːdʒ/ noun [C] ► C2 a strong wish, especially one that is difficult or impossible to control: » The two of them seem unable to control their sexual urges.» [+ to infinitive] The urge to steal is very strong in many of the young men we look after here.Thesaurus+: ↑Feelings of desire• • • Extra Examples:» She felt an overwhelming urge to tell someone about what had happened.» I can never resist the urge to laugh.» a primal urge to connect with nature» I had a sudden urge to slap him in the face.» She had to fight the overwhelming urge to kiss him.verb [I or T] ↑Verb Endings for urge ► C1 to strongly advise or try to persuade someone to do a particular thing: » [+ to infinitive] Lawyers will urge the parents to take further legal action.» [+ that] Investigators urged that safety procedures at the site should be improved.» Police urged continued vigilance in the fight against crime.» The dogs are urged into fighting more fiercely by loud shouts from the crowd.» We shall continue to urge for leniency to be shown to these prisoners.Thesaurus+: ↑Urging and persuading , ↑Causing somebody to acturging /ˈɜː.dʒɪŋ/ aep /ˈɝː-/ noun [C or U]► F0» He was happy to comply without any further urging from me.» It was only because of Alison's urgings that he sold the house.Thesaurus+: ↑Urging and persuading , ↑Causing somebody to act • • • Extra Examples:» Newspaper editors are being urged not to intrude into the grief of the families of missing servicemen.» The president urged other countries to lift the trade restrictions.» The World Bank is being urged to write off debts from developing countries.» People were urged to boycott the country's products.» He again urged approval of a constitutional amendment outlawing abortion. |
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