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；
• Together, we have tackled the international financial crisis, pushed forward the reform of global economic governance and played an important role in spurring world economic recovery.
  两国同舟共济应对国际金融危机，推进全球经济治理改革，为推动世界经济复苏共同发挥了重要作用。
• The order boom is spurring a new willingness to invest.
  订单激增将会刺激新的投资意愿。
• A raft of stronger-than-expected economic data and shifting rate expectations are spurring the move toward cash.
  大量的超出预期的经济数据和利率变化预期正刺激人们投资现金理财项目。
• Challenges are complex – from curbing HIV/ AIDS and malaria, resolving conflicts and decreasing corruption to spurring growth, building infrastructure, and raising health and education levels.
  挑战是多方面的-从抗击艾滋病和疟疾、解决冲突和减少腐败到刺激增长、建设基础设施以及提高卫生和教育水平。这些对非洲缺一不可。
• At the same time, government industrial policies are spurring large-scale developments in technology and manufacturing.
  同时，政府工业战略正在促进科技和制造业的大规模发展。
• The fifth part discusses additional topics in innovation such as entrepreneurship and spurring innovation at the societal level.
  第五部分讨论了额外的主题，创新创业精神和促进社会层面的创新等。
• 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。
• Meanwhile the improved outlook for the US and Chinese economies is also spurring investors to move into riskier assets.
  同时，美国和中国经济前景的改善也在刺激投资者涉足风险更高的资产。
• Fiscal stimulus, in short, has been tried, but did not succeed in spurring a robust recovery.
  简而言之，美国已经尝试了财政刺激，但未能成功拉动经济强劲复苏。