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VERB
鼓勵;激勵
If one thing spurs you to do another, it encourages you to do it.
例句
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著破舊小船冒險出海遠航。
His friend's plight had spurred him into taking part.
朋友的困境促使他投身參與。
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VERB
促進;加速;推動
If something spurs a change or event, it makes it happen faster or sooner.
例句
The administration may put more emphasis on spurring economic growth...
政府可能會更加重視推動經濟增長。
The trade pacts will spur an exodus of US businesses to Mexico.
這些貿易協定將會促使大批美國企業涌向墨西哥。
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N-COUNT
刺激;激勵;推動力
Something that acts as a spur to something else encourages a person or organization to do that thing or makes it happen more quickly.
例句
...a belief in competition as a spur to efficiency...
認為競爭會促進效率的信念
Redundancy is the spur for many to embark on new careers.
裁員促使很多人開始從事新事業。
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N-COUNT
馬刺;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.
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N-COUNT
山嘴;尖坡
The spur of a hill or mountain is a piece of ground which sticks out from its side.
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PHRASE
一時沖動;心血來潮
If you do something on the spur of the moment, you do it suddenly, without planning it beforehand.
例句
They admitted they had taken a vehicle on the spur of the moment...
他們承認是一時沖動偷走了一輛車。
It wasn't a spur-of-the-moment decision. We discussed it in detail beforehand.
這可不是頭腦一熱作出的決定。我們事先仔細地討論過。
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PHRASE
獲得地位;贏得名望
If you win your spurs or earn your spurs, you achieve a particular status by proving that you can do something skilfully.
例句
Young conductors earn their spurs in a small orchestra or opera house.
年輕的指揮家們在小樂隊或小歌劇院里嶄露頭角。