spurs

英 [spɜːz] 美 [spɜːrz]

n.  马刺; 靴刺; 鞭策; 激励; 刺激; 鼓舞; 山嘴; 尖坡; 支脉
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的第三人称单数和复数

复数:spurs



柯林斯词典

  1. VERB 鼓励;激励
    If one thing spurs you to do 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 on means the same as spur .
      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。
  2. VERB 促进;加速;推动
    If something spurs a 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。
  3. N-COUNT 刺激;激励;推动力
    Something that acts as a spur to something 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。
  4. 马刺;靴刺
    Spurs are 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.
    1. 山嘴;尖坡
      The spur of a hill or mountain is a piece of ground which sticks out from its side.
      1. PHRASE 一时冲动;心血来潮
        If you do something on 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。
      2. PHRASE 获得地位;赢得名望
        If you win your spurs or earn your spurs, 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。

      双语例句

      1. He was wearing riding pants, high boots, and spurs.
        他穿着马裤和长筒靴,靴上带着马刺。
      2. 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。
      3. 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。
      4. The situation spurs us on.
        形势逼人。
      5. Similar sports models include the San Antonio Spurs in the NBA and the New England Patriots in the NFL.
        全美篮球男子职业联赛(NBA)圣安东尼奥马刺队(SanAntonioSpurs)和美国橄榄球职业联盟(NFL)新英格兰爱国者队(NewEnglandPatriots)也拥有类似的竞赛运作模式。
      6. This policy spurs the economic growth on.
        这一方针刺激经济发展。
      7. I was a fan of Glenn Hoddle, not of Spurs.
        我只是格伦-霍德尔的球迷但不是热刺的。
      8. We beat the Spurs on the road with YAO remember, you idiot?
        我们在姚的带领下客场战胜了马刺,傻子,你还记得吗?
      9. The Spurs must win one more game.
        马刺要晋级还得再赢一场。
      10. I tried to watch the Spurs match on television in my hotel yesterday, but I fell asleep.
        我昨天在旅馆里试着看完热刺比赛的直播,结果我睡着了。
      11. I didn't know Spurs have never beaten Chelsea in the premiership.
        我以前不知道热刺在英超联赛中从来都没赢过切尔西。
      12. I can't wait for Friday's game against the Spurs.
        我等不及去看星期五对马刺的比赛了。
      13. But do you think my hands were as great a handicap as the bone spurs?
        但是,你可以为,我这双受伤的手跟骨刺一样是个很大的不利条件?
      14. Spurs the great migration west.
        刺激了大规模的西扩。
      15. Professor smith's new book spurs interest in his course.
        史密斯教授的新书鼓起了大家对他的课的兴趣。
      16. I wonder how they beat the spurs.
        我怀疑他们怎么能够击败马刺呢。
      17. "I sat with Bryan Robson at Old Trafford on Monday night watching the Spurs game," Pallister said.
        “我周一晚上和小罗伯森在OT看了比赛,”帕里斯特说。
      18. It's a great victory against a tough opponent, especially after City and Spurs won.
        这场胜利非常重要,尤其是在热刺和曼城都双双赢球后。
      19. He missed the game on Tuesday and he was out before the Spurs match.
        他错过了周二的比赛,只是参加了和热刺的比赛。
      20. The Spurs will have 30 games remaining after the All-Star break.
        在全明星周之后,马刺还有30场比赛要打。
      21. Experts use the nomenclature of the highway to describe them: there are spurs, bifurcations, and crossovers.
        专家们使用高速公路的命名法来描述它们:有支线,分叉和天桥。
      22. I was buzzing after the Spurs game on Tuesday and ready to play again.
        周二和热刺踢完我high了,等不及要在踢一场。
      23. This paper introduces a frequency source with low phase-noise and low spurs and the performance of the system.
        本文介绍了一种低相噪低杂散频率源的设计方法,并给出了最终测试所得的系统性能指标。
      24. We can't change our Spurs date because we have a Champions League game the following Tuesday.
        我们也不能更改对阵热刺的比赛日期,因为我们会在接着的周二有一场冠军联赛的比赛。
      25. People often assume I'm a Spurs fan but it's not true.
        所以人们经常猜测我是热刺球迷但事实上我不是。
      26. The game between spurs and rockets is terrific.
        马刺和火箭的比赛真是绝了!
      27. The young cricketer won his spurs when he scored eighty not out in his first county game.
        那年轻的板球运动员在他的首次县级比赛中不出局获80分,那次他立功出名了。
      28. I usually want both United and Spurs to win.
        我总是希望曼联和热刺都能赢球。
      29. We had a really good bounce-back game last night against the Spurs and Timmy Duncan.
        我们昨晚对蒂姆。邓肯的马刺队的比赛状态有所反弹。
      30. I had no bone spurs.
        我没有长骨刺。