词组	spur
释义	spur ☞spurn. [spɜː]　(spurs) 双解释义 1. C 马刺　either of a pair of sharp-toothed wheels or projecting points, worn on the heels of a rider's boots and used to make a horse go faster 2. C 激励因素；刺激，鞭策　thing that urges a person on to greater activity; incentive 句型例句 　He dug in his spurs.　他用马刺策马。 　International competition is a spur to modernization.　国际竞争是走向现代化的动力。 　Such stories serve as a spur to children's imagination.　这类故事能激发儿童的想象力。 常用短语  ♣ on the spur of the moment 　凭一时冲动　on a sudden impulse, without previous planning 　On the spur of the moment, they decided to hold a fancy dress party.　他们一时兴起，决定开一个化装舞会。  ♣ win one's spurs 　获得荣誉〔名声〕　achieve distinction or fame 　Edison won his spurs as an inventor while rather young.　爱迪生很年轻的时候就获得了发明家的声誉。 ☞spurv. [spɜː]　(spurs; spurred; spurring) 双解释义 　vt.　驱策；激励 urge on with spurs, or as with spurs 基本要点 1. spur的基本意思指骑马时，用靴根或靴刺去刺马腹，使之向前疾进，引申指由于愉快、激动的心情或欲望而导致格外加速的行动，即“激励”。 2. spur只用作及物动词，接名词、代词作宾语，也可接以动词不定式充当补足语的复合宾语。 3. spur的宾语后常接介词to引起的短语，表示“鼓励某人去做…，促使某人去…”。 4. spur的过去式和过去分词均为spurred. 词汇搭配 ～+名词 　～ the horse and galloped away　策马疾驰 　～ one's recovery　促进康复 ～+副词 　～ amusingly　有趣地激励 　～ deliberately　有意地激励 　～ kindly　好心地激励 　～ unhesitatingly　毫不犹豫地激励 　～ usually　经常激励 　～ on　鼓励，激励，鞭策 ～+介词 　～ to　刺激，促使 　～ to sb's imagination　激发某人的想象力 句型例句 用作及物动词 ▲ S+～+n./pron. 　The riders spurred their horses.　骑手们用踢马刺策马前进。 　The girl's loving care spurred his recovery.　姑娘的亲切照料促进了他的康复。 　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程的兴趣。 用作宾补动词 ▲ S+～+n./pron.+to-v 　The coach spurred his players to fight harder.　教练激励他的选手们奋力拼搏。 常用短语  ♣ spur on　(v.+adv.) 　驱赶；激励　drive; whip on; encourage; urge ▲ spur sb/sth ⇔ on 　It is foolish to spur on a willing horse.　驱策温顺的马是愚蠢的。 　The thought of the prize spurred me on.　要把锦标夺到手这一思想激励着我前进。 　It was bitterly cold walking home tonight but the thought of a hot drink in the house spurred me on.　今晚步行回家非常寒冷，但是想到能在家里喝上一杯热饮我就来劲了。 ◇ 用于be ～ed结构 　He was spurred on by ambition.　他被野心所驱使。 　She was constantly spurred on by a fear of failure.　她担心会失败，这种想法不断刺激她发愤图强。  ♣ spur to　(v.+prep.) 　激励　impel sb to sth ▲ spur sb to sth 　The cheers spurred the team to victory.　喝彩声激励队员们去夺取胜利。 　Even a small success would spur me on to greater effort.　即使是一次很小的成功也会激起我作出更大的努力。 学习参考 　下面两句话的意思基本相同： 　 The threat of unemployment has spurred students to work harder at their studies. The threat of unemployment has spurred students on to work harder at their studies. 失业的威胁促使学生们更加努力学习。 补充资料 　［词源］古英语spura（马刺，刺激物，激励）
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