spurred
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- v.刺激；激勵；促進；鞭策
- n.刺激；激勵；鞭策；靴刺
- 網(wǎng)絡(luò)有馬刺的；裝有馬刺的；馬刺的刺激
英漢雙解
1. | 馬刺；靴刺a sharp pointed object that riders sometimes wear on the heels of their boots and use to encourage their horse to go faster |
2. | [ususing] ~ (to sth) 鞭策；激勵；刺激；鼓舞a fact or an event that makes you want to do sth better or more quickly |
| His speech was a powerful spur to action. 他的講話很有鼓動力。 |
3. | 山嘴；尖坡；支脈an area of high ground that sticks out from a mountain or hill |
4. | （公路或鐵路的）支線，岔線a road or a railway/railroad track that leads from the main road or line |
1. | 鞭策；激勵；刺激；鼓舞to encourage sb to do sth or to encourage them to try harder to achieve sth |
| Her difficult childhood spurred her on to succeed. 她艱辛的童年激勵她取得成功。 |
| I was spurred into action by the letter. 那封信激勵我行動起來。 |
| The band has been spurred on by the success of their last single. 最近一張單曲唱片的成功使樂隊受到鼓舞。 |
2. | ~ sth 促進，加速，刺激（某事發(fā)生）to make sth happen faster or sooner |
| The agreement is essential to spurring economic growth around the world. 這項協(xié)議對于促進世界經(jīng)濟的增長是至關(guān)重要的。 |
3. | ~ sth 策（馬）前進；（尤指用馬刺）策（馬）加速to encourage a horse to go faster, especially by pushing the spurs on your boots into its side |
習(xí)慣用語
on the spur of the moment
一時沖動之下；心血來潮suddenly, without planning in advance
| I phoned him up on the spur of the moment. 我一時沖動，給他打了電話。 |
| a spur-of-the-moment decision 心血來潮的決定 |
win/earn your spurs
獲得名望；取得成功to achieve fame or success
英漢解釋
英英解釋
例句
For many years researchers had been spurred on by an apparent paradox: that rising incomes did not make people happier in the long run.
多年以來，研究人員因為一個顯而易見的矛盾而鉆了牛角尖：持續(xù)增長的收入并不會讓人們長時間里感覺更幸福。
He was alone and outnumbered at least five to one only spurred him on to greater feasts of scornful oratory.
他是單槍匹馬，對方至少是五對一的優(yōu)勢，這只能刺激他，使他嘲罵得更厲害了。
The dour data in the last few days have spurred talk the economy could tumble into a fresh recession.
最近幾天黯淡的數(shù)據(jù)已掀起經(jīng)濟可能再一次陷入衰退的討論。
Musharraf's sinking popularity has spurred speculation that he might declare a state of emergency to smother vocal opposition.
穆沙拉夫聲望的下降促使他想發(fā)表一份緊急聲明來遏制那些反對的聲音。
The growing gloom spurred some of Bear Stearns's trading partners to try to get out of transactions with the firm.
持續(xù)增長的悲觀情緒刺激某些交易伙伴試圖終止與貝爾斯登的交易。
such a risk spurred the u . s . mint last month to issue regulations limiting melting and exporting of the coins.
這刺激美國造幣廠于上個月發(fā)布法規(guī)限制融化和出口硬幣。
Executives began talking about making changes nearly a year ago, he said, but the recent recall problems have spurred the company to act.
他說，高管們一年前就開始討論進行調(diào)整，不過是最近的召回事件刺激公司付諸行動。
Concerns about its positioning, and envious gazes across the Rhine, have been spurred by a strong revival in Germany's economy.
德國經(jīng)濟的強勁復(fù)興激起了法國對自身定位的憂慮，以及對萊茵河對岸（譯者注：即德國）的嫉妒目光。
It was in search of Cathay and the Indies, their riches, that spurred Columbus to sail west, where he found a new continent instead.
正是為了尋找那時的中國和印度，為了那里的財寶，才激發(fā)哥倫布向西遠航，而他卻因此發(fā)現(xiàn)了一片新大陸。
The rapid ramp-up of production facilities spurred some analysts to warn that a bubble might be building up in the region.
產(chǎn)能的快速擴張令一些分析師發(fā)出警告，稱該地區(qū)可能正在出現(xiàn)泡沫。
For example, if you plan to say, "I'm a good manager, " be ready to follow it up with proof of how you spurred people into action.
例如，如果你計劃說，“我是一個好經(jīng)理，”你就需要準(zhǔn)備一個例子來說明你如何讓人們聽從你的指揮。
Ms Davey says having an unemployed husband has spurred her to develop her career as a stand-up comedian, but the family has lost out.
謝里表示，丈夫失業(yè)激勵她把自己打造為一名單口喜劇演員，但整個家庭卻因此受損。
Both temporary government programs might have spurred third-quarter car and home sales by 'stealing' growth from future quarters.
這兩項臨時的政府舉措可能“竊取”了未來幾個季度的增長，從而提振了第三季度的汽車和房屋銷售。
This spurred the company on to an expansion drive and the desire to introduce new models.
在此帶動下，該公司對擴張驅(qū)動，也希望能讓新型號。
Although he was not a top student at school, the thought-provoking program at HKUST spurred him on.
雖然他在中學(xué)時期不是頂尖學(xué)生，但科大啟發(fā)思考的課程激勵了他。
This may reflect a pick-up in the pace of economic recovery, which may have spurred stronger trucking activity.
這可能反映了經(jīng)濟復(fù)蘇加快了步伐，而經(jīng)濟復(fù)蘇則刺激了更為強勁的貨運活動。
The developement of mechanical timepieces spurred the research for more accurate sundials with which to regular them.
機械計時器發(fā)展的刺激了對更精確日晷的研究，以便用來校正他們（機械計時器）。
That has spurred doting owners to turn to vitamins, aromatherapy and even acupuncture to help their companions through their old age.
這使得對寵物溺愛的寵物主人們轉(zhuǎn)向采用維他命，香薰治療或甚至于針灸，來幫助自己的“動物朋友”度過晚年。
The euro zone debt crisis has spurred Western investment demand in gold in the second quarter above the levels seen a year ago, Grubb said.
Grubb稱，歐元區(qū)債務(wù)危機將西方國家第二季黃金投資需求推高至一年前水平。
Finally, lampooned by his countrymen for his impotence , he was spurred into action.
最終，國民冷嘲熱諷他無能，他才被迫迅速采取行動。
He was spurred on to break my window.
他受人唆使打碎了我的窗子。
A good horse should be seldom spurred.
好馬不宜多加鞭。
We are seeing increasing efforts at business reform in no small measure spurred by the Bank's Doing Business Report.
我們注意到，在世行《開展商業(yè)活動報告》的激勵下，各方正在加大商業(yè)改革的力度及規(guī)模。
Over a pot of tea, Ms Hanson told Ms Couric her own story: how depression and then breast cancer had spurred her on to help other women.
就著一壺清茶，漢森女士向庫里克講述了自己的故事：抑郁癥以及隨后的乳腺癌如何促使她走上了幫助其他女性的道路。
Government official say social spending has spurred higher consumption of food among the poor.
政府官員則表示，社會支出使得窮人的食品消費量增加。
China's military is in the middle of a major technology upgrade, spurred on by double digit annual percentage increases in defense spending.
中國軍方在一項重大的技術(shù)升級中，刺激了兩位數(shù)的年度國防開支增加的百分比。
The production surge this spurred created the backdrop for the shift of a larger proportion of the rural labor force into manufacturing.
由此出現(xiàn)的生產(chǎn)力大幅提升為更大比例的農(nóng)村勞動力轉(zhuǎn)向制造業(yè)創(chuàng)造了條件。
"Who are we if we cannot reach the Great Wall? " wrote Chairman Mao in 1935 as he spurred on the Red Army during the Long March.
“不到長城非好漢”，毛主席于1935年在長征路上為激勵紅軍寫下了這句詩。
Technological innovation was spurred by the general advance in the social organization of knowledge.
技術(shù)創(chuàng)新是推動由一般提前在社會組織的知識。
Dry conditions across the American West have spurred water rationing, hurt crop production, and doubled the prevalence of wildfires.
美國西部的干旱狀況刺激了水的供應(yīng)、傷害了農(nóng)作物種植，也加快了野外火宰的擴散。
My entry was a lark, but it spurred me to spend a lot of time reading through other postings and contemplating the looming Games.
我是抱著好玩的心態(tài)參加的，不過我還花了很多時間來閱讀其他人的參選宣言，并對這場即將到來的盛會有了深入的思考。
It would also look for the kind of carbon-based chemistry that spurred life on Earth.
它也會尋找那些在地球上激發(fā)生命的碳基的化學(xué)組成。
Public bus transport is such a service, and the act thus spurred the widespread adoption of wheelchair-accessible bus lifts.
公共交通即屬于此類服務(wù)項目，因此，這項法律的通過促使公交汽車普遍安裝了輪椅登車升降板。
Spurred by America's westward expansion, Pfizer opens offices and a warehouse in Chicago, Illinois, its first location outside New York.
在美國開發(fā)西部的帶動下，Pfizer公司在伊利諾州芝加哥市開設(shè)了辦事處和倉庫，這是公司在紐約之外的第一個據(jù)點。
Signs the U. S. economy is gaining strength have spurred a rally on Wall Street this week, and that in turn drove oil prices up.
有跡象顯示美國經(jīng)濟得到強有力的刺激，華爾街本周反彈，這反過來促使油價上漲。
That spurred a great deal of cross-border borrowing that fed prodigious construction booms in Spain and Ireland.
這產(chǎn)生大量的跨國借貸，大大加劇了西班牙和愛爾蘭建筑市場泡沫化。
timepieces spurred the search for more accurate sundials with which to regulate them.
機械計時器的發(fā)展促使人們尋求更精確。
Spurred by Apple's iPhone, smartphone developers have made great strides over the last three years.
受蘋果公司愛瘋手機的影響，智能手機開發(fā)商們在近三年間取得了長足的進步。
One of the few benefits to emerge from the latest 3D fad is the way it has spurred set-makers to produce televisions with higher resolution.
從最新的3D時尚浮現(xiàn)出的好處之一是，它促使設(shè)置決策者生產(chǎn)更高分辨率的電視。
Increased exploration spurred by high oil prices paired with that drop in demand led to two decades of low oil prices.
由高油價刺激的快速增長的勘探再配合上對石油的需求降低，導(dǎo)致了20年的低油價。
Massive reform and incredibly hard work by the Japanese spurred one of the most remarkable revivals in modern history.
日本人的大規(guī)模改革和令人難以置信的努力工作，促成了現(xiàn)代歷史上最引人注目的經(jīng)濟復(fù)蘇之一。
By sociologists' calculations, income inequality here is not that far from levels that have spurred social unrest in other nations.
據(jù)社會學(xué)家估算，中國的收入不平等程度距離引發(fā)其他國家社會動蕩的水平并不遙遠。
