
n.支脈;刺激;馬刺;鞭策
vt.刺激;鞭策;促進
International competition was a spur to modernization. 國際競爭是實現(xiàn)現(xiàn)代化的動力。
A good heart horse often needs a good spur. 好馬常需好靴刺。
The thought of the prize was the spur for the team. 奪取錦標的想法是該隊的動力。
用作及物動詞 (vt.)What spurred her to do that? 是什么促使她那么干的?
This book is a spur to the child's imagination. 這本書能促進孩子的想象力。
Several strong targets have been set to spur action and guide the way forward. 已經制訂了若干強大的目標來促進行動和指導我們前進的道路。
spur的基本意思指騎馬時,用靴根或靴刺去刺馬腹,使之向前疾進,引申指由于愉快、激動的心情或欲望而導致格外加速的行動,即“激勵”。
spur只用作及物動詞,接名詞、代詞作賓語,也可接以動詞不定式充當補足語的復合賓語。
spur的賓語后常接介詞to引起的短語,表示“鼓勵某人去做…,促使某人去…”。
spur的過去式和過去分詞均為spurred。
下面兩句話的意思基本相同: The threat of unemployment has spurredstudents to work harder at their studies.The threat of unemployment has spurredstudents on to work harder at theirstudies.失業(yè)的威脅促使學生們更加努力學習。
濺散
即興的, 一時興起的