spurring
美 [sp?r] 
英 [sp??(r)]
- v.刺激；激勵；促進(jìn)；鞭策
- n.刺激；激勵；鞭策；靴刺
- 網(wǎng)絡(luò)用踢馬刺刺踢
詞形變化
復(fù)數(shù)：spurs 過去式：spurred 現(xiàn)在分詞：spurring 反義詞
同義詞
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(jìn)，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(jìn)世界經(jīng)濟(jì)的增長是至關(guān)重要的。 |
3. | ~ sth 策（馬）前進(jìn)；（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
n. | 1. 刺激物,鼓勵品;促進(jìn)器;教唆,挑撥,煽動,鼓舞,刺激 2. 樹根;【植】(花)距;短枝;(軍艦的)沖角;【動】(鳥類,蟲類等的)距;(斗雞時加于雞腿上的)距鐵 3. 山嘴,山鼻子;石嘴,尖坡,懸?guī)r;支脈,橫嶺;【鐵路】支線;跡(數(shù));【建】凸壁;支撐物 |
v. | 4. 用靴刺踢馬,催馬前進(jìn);驅(qū)趕 (on) |
英英解釋
例句
Chatty Mercury makes the same shift just a few hours later, opening mouths to speak more freely while spurring hearts to seek excitement.
僅僅幾小時后饒舌的水星做出了相同的變化，張口說的更自由同時心里在尋求刺激。
If we think of a stock as a "nation's wealth, " the focus might be on turning up the faucet, by spurring economic growth.
如果我們將積存量比做“國民財富”，則解決問題的方法就是通過刺激經(jīng)濟(jì)增長來開大水龍頭。
Scholars status increased, spurring a strong improvement of education and developing cultural tastes as a whole within the scope of society.
文人地位的升高，帶動了文教事業(yè)的隆盛和整個社會范圍內(nèi)文化品味的提升。
But foreign executives said the price cuts would backfire , spurring higher consumption and health insurance payouts .
但外資制藥業(yè)高管預(yù)計，降低藥價將適得其反，引起更高的此類藥物消費，并增多醫(yī)療保險費用支出。
Now, the dam seems to be causing the opposite problem, spurring drought in central and eastern China.
但現(xiàn)在看來，大壩卻引出了一個完全相反的問題：中國中東部地區(qū)的大旱。
Kunqu seems to have come back into public notice overnight, spurring extensive interest.
好像一夜之間，昆曲又走進(jìn)了大眾的視野，引起社會的關(guān)注。
Confidence indicators for both businesses and consumers have dropped since the budget, spurring fears of a double-dip recession.
預(yù)算及其引發(fā)的二次衰退使商業(yè)和消費者信心指數(shù)開始下滑。
Renaissance's Mr. Jennings said the crisis was spurring 'long overdue' consolidation.
復(fù)興集團(tuán)首席執(zhí)行長詹寧斯說，這場危機(jī)加快了“拖延已久”的行業(yè)整合。
Economists said the uptick in home sales was due to sinking prices spurring buyers.
經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)家表示，房屋銷售上升是因為價格下跌刺激買家。
It was their second infusion in recent months into the company after a hoped-for IPO faltered, spurring its need for cash.
恒大地產(chǎn)暫緩上市導(dǎo)致其現(xiàn)金需求激增，這已經(jīng)是近幾個月來這兩家對沖基金第二次向該公司注資。
He ticks off the main values on his fingers: boosting the national economy, driving local businesses and spurring employment.
他掰著手指歷數(shù)種種益處：提振國民經(jīng)濟(jì)、拉動國內(nèi)相關(guān)產(chǎn)業(yè)發(fā)展和促進(jìn)就業(yè)。
Studies have shown it neutralizes wrinkle and sun spot-spurring damage from the sun and helps generate new, healthy glowing skin cells.
研究表明，它可以緩解皺紋和曬斑、曬傷，并幫助長出新的、健康的皮膚細(xì)胞。
Spurring this convergence of corporate and consumer technology is the fact that the line between personal lives and work has blurred.
公司用和消費用技術(shù)之間的差別越來越模糊，究其原因，是個人生活與工作間的界限越來越模糊。
The proposal is part of a larger initiative Mr. Obama will outline in Cleveland on Wednesday aimed at spurring the economy.
該計劃是一項更大方案的一部分，奧巴馬將于周三在克里夫蘭公布這一旨在刺激經(jīng)濟(jì)的方案概況。
Since the open-up of the gaming industry in 2002, Macau has attracted more foreign investors, spurring tourism and overall consumption.
自2002年博彩業(yè)開放后澳門吸引更多外國投資者，并刺激旅游業(yè)和整體消費。
In animal models, exercise has shown itself to be even more potent than drugs like Prozac at spurring such beneficial changes.
在動物模型中，促進(jìn)這類有益改變時，運動展示出了它甚至比Prozac（抗抑郁藥-譯者注）這類藥物還要強(qiáng)效的一面。
The true gauge of monetary easing is not the cut in interest rates, but whether it succeeds in spurring new lending.
對放寬貨幣政策的判定并不在于減息，而在于是否刺激了新的貸款項目。
More important, in a continent like Africa, better infrastructure is massively critical for spurring growth in productivity.
更重要的是，良好的基礎(chǔ)設(shè)施對非洲大陸來說至關(guān)重要，能促進(jìn)生產(chǎn)力的提高。
He says that movie-making is still storytelling, but engineers like him are spurring a transformation.
他指出電影制作仍舊是講故事，但是像他一樣的工程師正在變化。
In some of our companies, management is devising creative ways of spurring employees to take action collectively or individually.
部分阿里巴巴集團(tuán)下屬公司的管理層正在設(shè)想更多創(chuàng)造性的方法鼓勵員工共同或個別的采取行動。
Japanese bosses gripe about activism, yet privately concede that the pressure is spurring many firms to increase returns to shareholders.
日本的老板抱怨激進(jìn)主義，然而，私下卻承認(rèn)這種壓力刺激了很多公司給股東增加了投資回報。
Advanced technologies are thus made widely available, rather than remaining trade secrets, spurring further innovation.
因此，先進(jìn)的科技可以廣為流傳以鼓勵創(chuàng)新，不作為商業(yè)機(jī)密。
The yarn-dyeing, embroidering and metal-processing technologies developed rapidly in the period, spurring changes in costume and adornments.
漢代染織工藝、剌繡工藝和金屬工藝發(fā)展較快，推動了服裝裝飾的變化。
Second, these would be the first "green" Olympics, spurring a badly needed effort to clean up Beijing and other Olympic venues.
其次，中國將舉辦一屆“綠色”奧運會，因此急需改善北京和其他協(xié)辦城市的環(huán)境。
Spurring his men on to the attack, Ott scattered the first French opponents but then ran into formed French infantry backed by cannons.
刺激到攻擊他的人，奧特分散的第一位法國對手，但然后將組成由大炮支持法國步兵跑。
"In the meantime, it will create thousands of jobs, spurring the local economy, " the statement said.
這份聲明說：“與此同時，它將創(chuàng)造數(shù)千份工作，促進(jìn)當(dāng)?shù)?/c>經(jīng)濟(jì)。”
Reviving real estate could be an important part of spurring on China's slowing economy.
振興房地產(chǎn)可成為刺激正在放緩的中國經(jīng)濟(jì)走出低谷的重要措施。
Capital concerns are largely spurring the European pullback, said Brad Hintz, banking analyst for Sanford Bernstein.
投資銀行SanfordBernstein銀行業(yè)分析師辛茨（BradHintz）說，對資本金的擔(dān)憂從很大程度上造成歐洲銀行減少放貸。
The budget focuses squarely on spurring growth through fiscal stimulus and higher infrastructure spending.
該預(yù)算增加了財政支出，追加了基礎(chǔ)建設(shè)投入，刺激經(jīng)濟(jì)增長的意圖明顯。
But this downturn was set off by a housing and credit collapse, making Fed rate cuts less effective in spurring growth.
不過這次的低迷是由房屋和信貸市場崩潰導(dǎo)致的，這樣美聯(lián)儲降息對刺激增長就沒那么有效了。
The agreement is essential to spurring economic growth around the world.
這項協(xié)議對促進(jìn)世界經(jīng)濟(jì)增長是至關(guān)重要的。
Republicans have blasted the measure, saying it is laden with wasteful spending that will increase the deficit without spurring growth.
共和黨指責(zé)這些措施，說它充斥著揮霍浪費，所增加的是赤字而不會刺激經(jīng)濟(jì)增長。
One problem: Having already cut interest rates to near zero, most of the Fed's options for spurring growth aren't very appealing.
一個問題是，在已經(jīng)把利率削減到近零水平的情況下，美聯(lián)儲用于刺激增長的多數(shù)工具都不是很有吸引力。
High gas and oil prices and a fall in real estate prices are spurring the concern.
汽油和燃油價格高漲以及房地產(chǎn)價格跌落加重了這種憂慮。
More cash on hand should theoretically speed new development, spurring business activity and saving or creating jobs.
開發(fā)商手中現(xiàn)金更為充裕，從理論上可以加速新項目建設(shè)，刺激經(jīng)營活動并保留或創(chuàng)造工作崗位。
The narrowing of the traditional cost advantage is also spurring other Indian outsourcers to hire more staff outside India.
傳統(tǒng)成本優(yōu)勢的逐漸縮小，也刺激其它印度外包公司在印度以外地區(qū)雇傭更多的員工。
A series of global food safety scandals in recent years is spurring debate over the need for stronger food safety enforcement.
近年來全球爆發(fā)的一系列食品安全丑聞，激起了有關(guān)是否需要加強(qiáng)食品安全的爭論。
Lower borrowing costs are a key to spurring an economic recovery after months of sluggish growth.
而降低信貸成本是刺激經(jīng)濟(jì)復(fù)蘇、走出長達(dá)數(shù)月的疲軟勢頭的重要推動力。
The United States and the European Union must focus more on spurring economic growth.
美國和歐盟必須將把重點更多地放在促進(jìn)經(jīng)濟(jì)增長。
PC sales are likely to pick up too, spurring demand for Asian-made components like disk drivers and monitors.
個人電腦的銷售狀況也可能會好轉(zhuǎn)，因而刺激對亞洲制造的元件，例如磁盤驅(qū)動器和顯示器的需求。
