urge

/ɜːdʒ/ v. / n.
标准词条 CET-4CET-6IELTS
一句话记住

敦促；力劝；竭力主张；强烈的欲望；冲动

释义与例句

v. 敦促；力劝；竭力主张
to strongly advise or encourage someone to do something
  1. Doctors urged residents to drink plenty of water during the heatwave.
    医生敦促居民在热浪期间多喝水。
  2. The report urges governments to invest in early education.
    报告力劝各国政府投资早期教育。
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  1. She urged caution when interpreting the preliminary results.
    她竭力主张谨慎解读初步结果。
n. 强烈的欲望；冲动
a strong wish or desire to do something
  1. He resisted the urge to check his phone during the lecture.
    他忍住了讲座期间查看手机的冲动。
  2. She felt a sudden urge to leave the room.
    她突然产生一股想离开房间的念头。
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  1. I had to fight the urge to interrupt him.
    我不得不克制打断他的冲动。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 作动词用 urge somebody to do；作名词常用 resist the urge to do 表示“克制做某事的冲动”。

词族与关联词

词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
  • urgent 紧急的；迫切的
    相关形容词，表示需要立即处理或关注。
  • urgency 紧急；紧迫性
    相关名词，指事情需要迅速处理的性质或程度。
同义词
  • encourage 鼓励；劝说
    urge 是强烈、迫切地劝说，通常带有事情重要的意味；encourage 是给予支持或信心，力度较弱。
    Teachers encourage students to ask questions. 老师鼓励学生提问。
反义词
  • discourage 劝阻；使气馁
    urge somebody to do 是力劝某人做；discourage somebody from doing 是劝阻某人做。
    The signs discourage visitors from leaving the marked paths. 这些标识意在劝阻游客离开规定路线。
易混词（形近或义近，注意区别）
  • push 推动；逼迫；敦促
    urge 可指正式、理性地强烈建议；push 更口语化，常带持续施压甚至逼迫的意味。
    His parents pushed him to apply for the scholarship. 父母力促他申请这项奖学金。
常见搭配
  • urge somebody to do 敦促某人做某事
    Campaigners urged the council to reconsider its decision. 活动人士敦促市政委员会重新考虑其决定。
  • urge caution 力主谨慎；提醒谨慎
    Experts urged caution until more evidence became available. 专家提醒，在获得更多证据之前应保持谨慎。
  • resist the urge 克制冲动
    She resisted the urge to respond angrily to the comment. 她克制住了愤怒回应那条评论的冲动。