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spurs

英 [spɜːz]

美 [spɜːrz]

n.  马刺; 靴刺; 鞭策; 激励; 刺激; 鼓舞; 山嘴; 尖坡; 支脉
v.  鞭策; 激励; 刺激; 鼓舞; 促进,加速,刺激(某事发生); 策(马)前进; (尤指用马刺)策(马)加速
spur的第三人称单数和复数

复数:spurs 

柯林斯词典

  • VERB 鼓励;激励
    If one thingspursyoutodo another, it encourages you to do it.
    1. It's the money that spurs these fishermen to risk a long ocean journey in their flimsy boats...
      是金钱驱使这些渔民驾着破旧小船冒险出海远航。
    2. His friend's plight had spurred him into taking part.
      朋友的困境促使他投身参与。
    3. Spur onmeans the same asspur.
      spur on 同 spur
    4. Their attitude, rather than reining him back, only seemed to spur Philip on...
      他们的态度非但没有令菲利普回头,反倒促使他继续向前。
    5. Criticism can be of great use; we may not like it at the time, but it can spur us on to greater things.
      批评可能会很有用;我们当时可能不喜欢它,但它能激励我们获取更大成功。
  • VERB 促进;加速;推动
    If somethingspursa change or event, it makes it happen faster or sooner.
    1. The administration may put more emphasis on spurring economic growth...
      政府可能会更加重视推动经济增长。
    2. The trade pacts will spur an exodus of US businesses to Mexico.
      这些贸易协定将会促使大批美国企业涌向墨西哥。
  • N-COUNT 刺激;激励;推动力
    Something that acts as aspur tosomething else encourages a person or organization to do that thing or makes it happen more quickly.
    1. ...a belief in competition as a spur to efficiency...
      认为竞争会促进效率的信念
    2. Redundancy is the spur for many to embark on new careers.
      裁员促使很多人开始从事新事业。
  • 马刺;靴刺
    Spursare 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.
    1. 山嘴;尖坡
      Thespurof a hill or mountain is a piece of ground which sticks out from its side.
      1. PHRASE 一时冲动;心血来潮
        If you do somethingon the spur of the moment, you do it suddenly, without planning it beforehand.
        1. They admitted they had taken a vehicle on the spur of the moment...
          他们承认是一时冲动偷走了一辆车。
        2. It wasn't a spur-of-the-moment decision. We discussed it in detail beforehand.
          这可不是头脑一热作出的决定。我们事先仔细地讨论过。
      2. PHRASE 获得地位;赢得名望
        If youwinyourspursorearnyourspurs, you achieve a particular status by proving that you can do something skilfully.
        1. Young conductors earn their spurs in a small orchestra or opera house.
          年轻的指挥家们在小乐队或小歌剧院里崭露头角。

      双语例句

      • It's the money that spurs these fishermen to risk a long ocean journey in their flimsy boats
        是金钱驱使这些渔民驾着破旧小船冒险出海远航。
      • We can't change our Spurs date because we have a Champions League game the following Tuesday.
        我们也不能更改对阵热刺的比赛日期,因为我们会在接着的周二有一场冠军联赛的比赛。
      • I usually want both United and Spurs to win.
        我总是希望曼联和热刺都能赢球。
      • The game between spurs and rockets is terrific.
        马刺和火箭的比赛真是绝了!
      • This paper introduces a frequency source with low phase-noise and low spurs and the performance of the system.
        本文介绍了一种低相噪低杂散频率源的设计方法,并给出了最终测试所得的系统性能指标。
      • The Spurs will have 30 games remaining after the All-Star break.
        在全明星周之后,马刺还有30场比赛要打。
      • Similar sports models include the San Antonio Spurs in the NBA and the New England Patriots in the NFL.
        全美篮球男子职业联赛(NBA)圣安东尼奥马刺队(SanAntonioSpurs)和美国橄榄球职业联盟(NFL)新英格兰爱国者队(NewEnglandPatriots)也拥有类似的竞赛运作模式。
      • Experts use the nomenclature of the highway to describe them: there are spurs, bifurcations, and crossovers.
        专家们使用高速公路的命名法来描述它们:有支线,分叉和天桥。
      • I can't wait for Friday's game against the Spurs.
        我等不及去看星期五对马刺的比赛了。
      • The Spurs must win one more game.
        马刺要晋级还得再赢一场。