spur

/spɜː/ noun / verb
标准词条 CET-4
一句话记住

马刺;激励;山嘴;刺激;激励

释义与例句

noun 马刺;激励;山嘴
a pointed device on a rider's boot, or something that encourages action, or a ridge of land
  1. The cowboy wore spurs on his boots.
    牛仔的靴子上戴着马刺。
  2. The promise of a bonus was a spur to work harder.
    奖金的承诺激励人们更努力工作。
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  1. They climbed along a narrow spur of the mountain.
    他们沿着一条狭窄的山嘴攀登。
verb 刺激;激励
to encourage or cause something to happen faster
  1. The coach spurred his team on to victory.
    教练激励球队走向胜利。
  2. Lower taxes spurred economic growth.
    减税刺激了经济增长。
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  1. Her success spurred him to try harder.
    她的成功激励他更加努力。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 谐音'斯波'→ 像马刺一样刺一下 → 刺激、激励。

词族与关联词

词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
  • spurred 受刺激的
    过去分词作形容词,表示被激励的。
同义词
  • stimulate 刺激;激励
    stimulate 偏正式,spur 带有更生动的鞭策意味。
    The tax cut will stimulate the economy. 减税将刺激经济。
反义词
  • discourage 使气馁;阻碍
    discourage 是打消积极性,与 spur 的激励相反。
    Don't let failure discourage you. 不要因失败而气馁。
常见搭配
  • spur on 激励
    The crowd spurred the runners on. 人群激励着赛跑者。
  • on the spur of the moment 一时冲动
    We decided to go on the spur of the moment. 我们一时冲动决定出发。
  • spur growth 刺激增长
    New policies will spur growth. 新政策将刺激增长。