spur

noun

1. a railway line connected to a trunk line

Synonym: branch linespur track

2. a sharp prod fixed to a rider's heel and used to urge a horse onward

e.g. cowboys know not to squat with their spurs on

Synonym: gad

3. a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something

e.g. the ceaseless prodding got on his nerves

Synonym: goadgoadingprodproddingurgingspurring

4. tubular extension at the base of the corolla in some flowers

5. any sharply pointed projection

Synonym: spineacantha

verb

1. goad with spurs

e.g. the rider spurred his horse

2. equip with spurs

e.g. spur horses

3. strike with a spur

4. give heart or courage to

Synonym: goad

5. incite or stimulate

e.g. The Academy was formed to spur research

1. 鼓励;激励
If one thing spurs you to do another, it encourages you to do it.

e.g. It's the money that spurs these fishermen to risk a long ocean journey in their flimsy boats...
是金钱驱使这些渔民驾着破旧小船冒险出海远航。
e.g. His friend's plight had spurred him into taking part.
朋友的困境促使他投身参与。

2. 促进;加速;推动
If something spurs a change or event, it makes it happen faster or sooner.

e.g. The administration may put more emphasis on spurring economic growth...
政府可能会更加重视推动经济增长。
e.g. The trade pacts will spur an exodus of US businesses to Mexico.
这些贸易协定将会促使大批美国企业涌向墨西哥。

3. 刺激;激励;推动力
Something that acts as a spur to something else encourages a person or organization to do that thing or makes it happen more quickly.

e.g. ...a belief in competition as a spur to efficiency...
认为竞争会促进效率的信念
e.g. Redundancy is the spur for many to embark on new careers.
裁员促使很多人开始从事新事业。

4. 马刺;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.

5. 山嘴;尖坡
The spur of a hill or mountain is a piece of ground which sticks out from its side.

6. 一时冲动;心血来潮
If you do something on the spur of the moment, you do it suddenly, without planning it beforehand.

spur

e.g. They admitted they had taken a vehicle on the spur of the moment...
他们承认是一时冲动偷走了一辆车。
e.g. It wasn't a spur-of-the-moment decision. We discussed it in detail beforehand.
这可不是头脑一热作出的决定。我们事先仔细地讨论过。

7. 获得地位;赢得名望
If you win your spurs or earn your spurs, you achieve a particular status by proving that you can do something skilfully.

spur的翻译

e.g. Young conductors earn their spurs in a small orchestra or opera house.
年轻的指挥家们在小乐队或小歌剧院里崭露头角。

1. 距：有的花瓣上延伸出或长或短的管状突起,称为距(spur),如紫花地丁、耧斗菜、凤仙花等. 有的植物花瓣分化为檐部(limb)与瓣爪(claw)两部分,即花瓣上部扩大形成檐部,花瓣基部狭缩形成瓣爪,例如石竹、油菜的花.

2. 径迹：正电子素的形成机理较复杂,对其描述的理论模型主要包括能隙模型(Ore-gap)和径迹(Spur),主要用于o-Ps在低温下高聚物中的湮没. 自由体积模型(Free volume)适用于高聚物,气泡模型(Bubble)适用于液体.