spurring

英 [ˈspɜːrɪŋ]

美 [ˈspɜːrɪŋ]

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的现在分词

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.
• 山嘴;尖坡
  Thespurof a hill or mountain is a piece of ground which sticks out from its side.
• 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。
• 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。

英英释义

noun

• a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something
  1. the ceaseless prodding got on his nerves
  Synonym:goadgoadingprodproddingurgingspur

双语例句

• The great ambition is spurring him on.
  远大的志向鞭策着他。
• Chinese consumers are beginning to recognize good coffee, too, spurring interest and motivation among growers.
  中国消费者也开始认识高品质咖啡，这又推动了种植者的兴趣和积极性。
• A raft of stronger-than-expected economic data and shifting rate expectations are spurring the move toward cash.
  大量的超出预期的经济数据和利率变化预期正刺激人们投资现金理财项目。
• Meanwhile the improved outlook for the US and Chinese economies is also spurring investors to move into riskier assets.
  同时，美国和中国经济前景的改善也在刺激投资者涉足风险更高的资产。
• What's ironic is that back in the1990's China began spurring higher education through large-scale subsidization.
  讽刺的是，从1990年开始，中国通过大规模的资金投入刺激高等教育的发展。
• The order boom is spurring a new willingness to invest.
  订单激增将会刺激新的投资意愿。
• 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。
• But plummeting stock prices are spurring normally docile shareholders to rebel.
  但股价暴跌正促使平常温顺的股东开始反抗。
• That catastrophe may have reduced Sanxingdui's watersupply, spurring its inhabitants to move.
  那将导致三星堆的水供给减少，所以促使其居民搬迁。
• Jeffrey Sachs ofColumbiaUniversityargues that if public investment and foreign aid are big enough, they will boost household incomes, spurring savings and boosting local investment.
  哥伦比亚大学的JeffreySachs提出，如果公共投资和国外救助足够大，将会增加家庭收入，刺激储蓄并且增加本地投资。