1. | 马刺；靴刺a sharp pointed object that riders sometimes wear on the heels of their boots and use to encourage their horse to go faster |
2. | [ususing] ~ (to sth) 鞭策；激励；刺激；鼓舞a fact or an event that makes you want to do sth better or more quickly |
His speech was a powerful spur to action. 他的讲话很有鼓动力。 |
3. | 山嘴；尖坡；支脉an area of high ground that sticks out from a mountain or hill |
4. | （公路或铁路的）支线，岔线a road or a railway/railroad track that leads from the main road or line |
I phoned him up on the spur of the moment. 我一时冲动，给他打了电话。 | |
a spur-of-the-moment decision 心血来潮的决定 |
I phoned him up on the spur of the moment. 我一时冲动，给他打了电话。 | |
a spur-of-the-moment decision 心血来潮的决定 |
1. | 鞭策；激励；刺激；鼓舞to encourage sb to do sth or to encourage them to try harder to achieve sth |
Her difficult childhood spurred her on to succeed. 她艰辛的童年激励她取得成功。 | |
I was spurred into action by the letter. 那封信激励我行动起来。 | |
The band has been spurred on by the success of their last single. 最近一张单曲唱片的成功使乐队受到鼓舞。 |
2. | ~ sth 促进，加速，刺激（某事发生）to make sth happen faster or sooner |
The agreement is essential to spurring economic growth around the world. 这项协议对于促进世界经济的增长是至关重要的。 |
3. | ~ sth 策（马）前进；（尤指用马刺）策（马）加速to encourage a horse to go faster, especially by pushing the spurs on your boots into its side |
