- n. 鼓舞，刺激；馬刺；山坡
- vi. 騎馬疾馳；給予刺激
- vt. 激勵(lì)，鞭策；給…裝踢馬刺
- n. (Spur)人名；(意)斯普爾；(德)施普爾
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詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?spurs;第三人稱單數(shù):?spurs;過去式:?spurred;過去分詞:?spurred;現(xiàn)在分詞:?spurring;
助記提示
【記法】諧音：屎潑?
【聯(lián)想】拿屎去潑人家，刺激不了對方才怪呢
2. 諧音“死撥”----總是用棍子去挑撥、撥弄人家，你這不是刺激人家，找抽嗎？
3. NBA: 圣安東尼奧馬刺隊(duì)
中文詞源
spur 馬刺，靴刺，刺激，鼓舞來自古英語 spura,馬刺，靴刺，來自 Proto-Germanic*spuron,靴刺，來自 PIE*spere,腳踝，踢， 詞源同 spoor,spurn.引申詞義刺激，鼓舞。
英文詞源
- spur
- spur: [OE] Spur goes back ultimately to Indo- European *sper- ‘hit with the foot, kick’ (source also of English spurn [OE], which originally meant literally ‘hit with the foot, trip over’). From it was descended the prehistoric Germanic noun *spuron, which produced German sporn ‘spur’, Dutch spoor ‘track’ (source of English spoor [19]), and Swedish sporre ‘spur’ as well as English spur.
=> spoor, spurn - spur (n.)
- Old English spura, spora "metal implement worn on the heel to goad a horse" (related to spurnan "to kick"), from Proto-Germanic *spuron (cognates: Old Norse spori, Middle Dutch spore, Dutch spoor, Old High German sporo, German Sporn "spur"), from PIE *spere- "ankle" (see spurn). Related to Dutch spoor, Old English spor "track, footprint, trace."
Generalized sense of "anything that urges on, stimulus," is from late 14c. As a sharp projection on the leg of a cock, from 1540s. Meaning "a ridge projecting off a mountain mass" is recorded from 1650s. Of railway lines from 1837. "Widely extended senses ... are characteristic of a horsey race" [Weekley]. Expression on the spur of the moment (1801) preserves archaic phrase on the spur "in great haste" (1520s). To win one's spurs is to gain knighthood by some valorous act, gilded spurs being the distinctive mark of a knight. - spur (v.)
- c. 1200, from spur (n.). Figurative use from c. 1500. Related: Spurred; spurring. Old English had spyrian, but it meant "follow the track of, track down, investigate."
雙語例句
- 1. The trade pacts will spur an exodus of US businesses to Mexico.
- 這些貿(mào)易協(xié)定將會(huì)促使大批美國企業(yè)涌向墨西哥。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. 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(xì)地討論過。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. 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(yè)。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. His speech was a powerful spur to action.
- 他的講話很有鼓動(dòng)力。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 5. Even a small success would spur me on to greater effort.
- 哪怕是微小的成功也會(huì)促使我做出更大的努力.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》