spur

柯林斯詞典

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. 是金錢驅使這些漁民駕駛單薄的小船冒險出海遠航。
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濟的加快增長。
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. 促進因素; 推動
...a belief in competition as a spur to efficiency. …一種認為競爭能促進效率提高的觀點。
5. PHRASE If you do something on the spur of the moment, you do it suddenly, without planning it beforehand. 一時沖動之下
They admitted they had taken a vehicle on the spur of the moment. 他們承認一時沖動之下偷了一輛車。