spur

[spə:]

n.支脉,刺激, 马刺, 鞭策
vt.刺激, 鞭策,促进

例句与用法：

She went to London on the spur of the moment.

她一时兴起就到伦敦去了。

What spurred her to do that?

是什么促使她那么干的？

International competition was a spur to modernization.

国际竞争是实现现代化的动力。

He dug in his spurs.

他用靴刺踢马。

词形变化：

动词过去式: spurred | 动词过去分词: spurred | 动词现在分词: spurring | 动词第三人称单数: spurs |

详细释义：

n.[C]

1. 踢马刺, 靴刺

He dug in his spurs.

他用马刺策马前进。

2. 刺激, 激励; 鼓舞[(+to)]

The thought of the prize was the spur for the team.

夺取锦标的思想是该队的动力。

3. 靴刺状物

4. (鸡, 鸟, 虫等的)距

5. (铁路的)支线

6. (山的)支脉, 山鼻子

A spur of rock stuck out from the mountain.

山背上突起一个石脊。

7. 骨刺

vt.

1. 用靴刺踢[(+on)]

The rider spurred his horse on.

骑马人策马前行。

2. 鞭策, 鼓励[(+on)]

He spurred his players to fight harder.

他激励他的球员更加努力地战斗。

3. 给……装踢马刺

vi.

1. 策马飞奔; 急速前进

He spurred forward to his destination.

他驱马疾驰, 直奔目的地。

2. 给予刺激

短语词组：

on the spur of the moment

1. 随兴所至; 一时冲动

He bought the car on the spur of the moment.

他临时起意买了一辆车。

He asked her to marry him on the spur of the moment.

他一时冲动之下向她求婚了。

I just took the bus on the spur of the moment.

我是一时兴起才跳上公共汽车的。