spur

1. V-T If one thing spurs you to do another, it encourages you to do it. 鼓動; 激勵

It's the money that spurs these fishermen to risk a long ocean journey in their flimsy boats. 是金錢驅(qū)使這些漁民駕駛單薄的小船冒險(xiǎn)出海遠(yuǎn)航。

2. PHRASAL VERB Spur on means the same as . 鼓動; 激勵 (同)(spur)

Their attitude, rather than reining him back, only seemed to spur Philip on. 他們的態(tài)度非但沒令菲利普回頭，似乎只是激勵他繼續(xù)下去。

3. V-T If something spurs a change or event, it makes it happen faster or sooner. 使更快發(fā)生; 加速[journalism]

The administration may put more emphasis on spurring economic growth. 政府可能會更加重視經(jīng)濟(jì)的加快增長。

4. N-COUNT Something that acts as a spur to something else encourages a person or organization to do that thing or makes it happen more quickly. 促進(jìn)因素; 推動

...a belief in competition as a spur to efficiency. …一種認(rèn)為競爭能促進(jìn)效率提高的觀點(diǎn)。

5. PHRASE If you do something on the spur of the moment, you do it suddenly, without planning it beforehand. 一時(shí)沖動之下

They admitted they had taken a vehicle on the spur of the moment. 他們承認(rèn)一時(shí)沖動之下偷了一輛車。