n.[C]
- 馬刺，靴刺
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He dug in his
spurs.
他用馬刺策馬前進。
- 刺激，激勵；鼓舞[（+to）]
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The thought of the prize was the
spur for the team.
奪取錦標的想法是該隊的動力。
- 靴刺狀物
- （雞，鳥，蟲等的）距
- （鐵路的）支線
- （山的）支脈，山鼻子
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A
spur of rock stuck out from the mountain.
山背上突起一個石脊。
- 骨刺
vt.
- 用靴刺踢[（+on）]
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The rider
spurred his horse on.
騎馬人策馬前行。
- 鞭策，鼓勵[（+on）]
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He
spurred his players to fight harder.
他激勵他的球員更加努力地戰鬥。
- 給……裝踢馬刺
vi.
- 策馬飛奔；急速前進
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He
spurred forward to his destination.
他驅馬疾馳，直奔目的地。
- 給予刺激
片語
on the spur of the moment
- 隨興所至；一時衝動
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He bought the car
on the spur of the moment.
他臨時起意買了一輛車。
He asked her to marry him
on the spur of the moment.
他一時衝動之下向她求婚了。
I just took the bus
on the spur of the moment.
我是一時興起才跳上公車的。
辨析
n.
- a device with a small spike or a spiked wheel, worn on a rider's heel for urging a horse forward.
- an incentive.
- a projection from a mountain or mountain range.
▸Botany a slender tubular projection from the base of a flower, e.g. an orchid, typically containing nectar.
▸a short fruit-bearing side shoot.
▸a horny spike on the back of the leg of a cock or male game bird.
- a short branch road or railway line.
- a small support for ceramic ware in a kiln.
v.
(spurs, spurring, spurred)
- urge (a horse) forward with spurs.
-
(often spur someone on)
encourage; give an incentive to.
- prune in (a side shoot) so as to form a spur close to the stem.
Phrase
- on the spur of the moment
on a momentary impulse.
Derivative
- spurless adj.
- spurred adj.
Etymology
OE spora, spura, of Gmc origin; rel. to spurn.
