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

• And new jobs mean stronger income growth, spurring more demand, and on it goes.
  然后，新的就业机会又意味着更强劲的收入增长，那又将带动更多的需求；
• The opening-up policy is spurring many people on to study foreign languages.
  对外开放促使许多人学习外语。
• 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。
• Economists say subjecting protected state-controlled sectors to more direct competition will be key to spurring consumption and putting China's economy on a healthier footing.
  经济学家表示，为国有企业控制的行业引入更多竞争，是刺激消费和促进中国经济健康发展的关键所在。
• The order boom is spurring a new willingness to invest.
  订单激增将会刺激新的投资意愿。
• Analysts say LinkedIn is well positioned to be acceptable to Beijing because it can argue that it makes the employment market more efficient, ultimately spurring the economy.
  分析人士说，领英已经做好了让北京接受自己的准备，因为它可以搬出这条理由：它提高了就业市场的效率，最终必将刺激经济增长。
• 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。
• Many Chinese economists and health experts are unconvinced, however, that the latest reforms will have any immediate impact on savings habits and on spurring a shift to more consumption.
  然而，许多中国经济学家和医疗专家都不相信，最新的医改措施，将对国民储蓄习惯和推动转向更多消费产生立竿见影的效果。
• 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。
• Policy makers focus on spurring consumption, while ignoring production.
  政策制定者致力于刺激消费，却忽视了生产。