spur

美音：[spɜr] 英音：[spɜː(r)]

简单释义：

v.刺激；激励；促进；鞭策

n.刺激；激励；鞭策；靴刺

网络距；马刺；踢马刺

变形：

复数：spurs 过去分词：spurred 现在分词：spurring

完整释义：

1.以马刺刺激;驱策;激励:
2.刺激,推动,教唆,煽动,鞭策,鼓舞
3.促使,促进,推动;鼓励,激发
4.用靴刺踢;装靴刺[刺铁等]
5.用靴刺踢马,催马前进;驱赶
6.督促
7.斗鸡时用距铁踢[踢伤]
8.疾驰
9.飞驰

1.刺激物,鼓励品;促进器;教唆,挑拨,煽动,鼓舞,刺激
2.刺激,推动力;补品,好的…事
3.〔林〕短枝,短果枝;〔铁〕支线
4.(攀耙用)刺铁;(登山用)铁钉助爬器
5.后爪
6.山嘴,山峦
7.劲
8.树根;【动物;动物学】(鸟类、虫类等的)距;(斗鸡时加于鸡腿上的)距铁;【植物;植物学】(花)距;短枝;(军舰的)冲角
9.踢马刺,靴刺,马扎子;【历史】金踢马刺
10.山嘴,山鼻子;石嘴,尖坡,悬岩;支脉,横岭;【建筑】凸壁;支撑物;【铁路】支线;【代】迹(数)

例句：

The specter of every country trying to devalue more than competitors to spur exports stirs frightening images of the Great Depression.
为了刺激出口，每个国家都试图让本币的贬值幅度超过竞争对手，这种恐惧使人们回想起大萧条时期的恐怖画面。
The Federal Reserve and the Bank of England are trying to push down borrowing costs to spur faster growth.
美联储（FederalReserve）和英国央行（BankofEngland）都试图降低贷款成本，以便刺激经济更快增长。
Mr Obama's subsidies for green technology fattened the bottom line of a few chosen firms but did very little to spur jobs.
奥巴马政府在绿色科技领域的补贴计划养肥了一批经过筛选且处于低谷的公司，但在促进就业方面收效甚微。
Acting on the spur of the moment, he said he'd take the job.
他突然心血来潮，说要干这项工作。
OK. OK. You're convinced me: Buying a puppy on the spur of the moment would be a dumb thing to do.
萨姆：好吧。好吧。我已经被你说服了：因一时冲动买狗，会是一件愚蠢的事。
They had no one who came up with wacko ideas on the spur of the moment, and no one who could keep options open for a while.
没有人能突发奇想想出什么疯狂的主意，而且没有人可以在一段时间内，对不同方案保持开放的心态。
Scarce and expensive skilled labour is often a spur to invention.
稀缺而价格昂贵的技术劳动常常是发明创造的推动力量。
One of the best way to spur employees to higher levels of performance is to show them that doing so needs to promotions within the company.
最佳方式之一是刺激员工向更高水平的工作执行，表明这样做可以在在公司内部得到晋升。

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