及物动词

不及物动词

名词

1. 鼓励;激励
If one thing spurs you to do another, it encourages you to do it.

2. 促进;加速;推动
If something spurs a change or event, it makes it happen faster or sooner.

3. 刺激;激励;推动力
Something that acts as a spur to something else encourages a person or organization to do that thing or makes it happen more quickly.

4. 马刺;靴刺
Spurs are small metal wheels with sharp points that are attached to the heels of a rider's boots. The rider uses them to make their horse go faster.

5. 山嘴;尖坡
The spur of a hill or mountain is a piece of ground which sticks out from its side.

6. 一时冲动;心血来潮
If you do something on the spur of the moment, you do it suddenly, without planning it beforehand.

7. 获得地位;赢得名望
If you win your spurs or earn your spurs, you achieve a particular status by proving that you can do something skilfully.

1. a railway line connected to a trunk line

Synonym: branch linespur track

2. a sharp prod fixed to a rider's heel and used to urge a horse onward

e.g. cowboys know not to squat with their spurs on

Synonym: gad

3. a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something

e.g. the ceaseless prodding got on his nerves

Synonym: goadgoadingprodproddingurgingspurring

4. tubular extension at the base of the corolla in some flowers

5. any sharply pointed projection

Synonym: spineacantha