spur

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈspɜːr/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/spɝ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(spûr)

Inflections of 'spur' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
spurs
v 3rd person singular
spurring
v pres p
spurred
v past
spurred
v past p
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WordReference English-Chinese Dictionary © 2025:

主要翻译
英语中文
spur n (spike on a boot)SCSimplified Chinese 马刺 mǎ cì
  SCSimplified Chinese 靴刺 mǎ cì ,xuē cì
 The horseman used his spurs to urge his steed onwards.
 骑手用马刺驱策马往前跑。
spur n figurative (instigator)SCSimplified Chinese 刺激,动力 cì jī,dòng lì
TCTraditional Chinese 刺激,動力
  SCSimplified Chinese 激励 jī lì
TCTraditional Chinese 激勵
 Losing her job was the spur Harriet needed to start her own business.
 丢掉工作是哈丽雅特创业的动力来源。
spur [sb] to [sth] vtr + prep figurative (lead to action)SCSimplified Chinese 驱策 qū cè
  SCSimplified Chinese 鞭驰 qū cè,biān chí
  SCSimplified Chinese 鼓舞 qū cè,gǔ wǔ
TCTraditional Chinese 鼓舞
 Getting beaten in his latest race has spurred the athlete to greater efforts.
 最近比赛中的失败让这位运动员更加努力了。
spur [sb] to do [sth] v expr figurative (prompt to take action)SCSimplified Chinese 激励某人做某事,促使某人做某事 cù shǐ mǒu rén zuò mǒu shì
  SCSimplified Chinese 鞭策某人某事
 Reading about human rights abuses around the world spurred Dan to work for an NGO.
 丹读到世界各地侵犯人权的情况,这促使他为非政府组织工作。
spur [sth] vtr figurative (prompt)SCSimplified Chinese 促进 cù jìn
TCTraditional Chinese 促進
  SCSimplified Chinese 推动 cù jìn,tuī dòng
TCTraditional Chinese 推動
 What spurred your desire to be an actor?
 激励你成为演员的是谁?
  有所遗漏?报告错误或提出改进建议
其他翻译
英语中文
spur n (spike on a flower) (植物)SCSimplified Chinese 花距,短枝 huā jù,duǎn zhī
 The bloom ended in a spur.
spur n (abnormal bone growth)SCSimplified Chinese 骨刺 gǔ cì
 The bone had developed a spur.
spur n (geography: ridge)SCSimplified Chinese 山嘴 shān zuǐ
  SCSimplified Chinese 尖坡 shān zuǐ,jiān pō
  SCSimplified Chinese 支脉 shān zuǐ,zhī mài
 There was a spur of rock below the summit of the mountain.
spur n (bird: back claw) (鸟的)SCSimplified Chinese 距骨
 The cockerel's spurs looked sharp.
spur n (short railroad track) (铁路轨道)SCSimplified Chinese 岔道 ,支线 chà dào
spur n (short side road)SCSimplified Chinese 支路
  SCSimplified Chinese 岔路 chà lù
spur [sth] vtr (apply spurs to)SCSimplified Chinese 装上马刺
 The cowboy spurred his boots and grabbed his revolver.
  有所遗漏?报告错误或提出改进建议

WordReference English-Chinese Dictionary © 2025:

动词短语
英语中文
spur [sb] on vtr phrasal sep figurative (encourage)SCSimplified Chinese 激励 jī lì
TCTraditional Chinese 激勵
  SCSimplified Chinese 鞭策 jī lì,biān cè
 He was spurred on by the promise of a decent meal when he reached his destination.
  有所遗漏?报告错误或提出改进建议

WordReference English-Chinese Dictionary © 2025:

复合形式:
英语中文
on the spur of the moment expr (spontaneously)SCSimplified Chinese 一时冲动 yì shí chōng dòng
TCTraditional Chinese 一時衝動
  SCSimplified Chinese 不假思索 yì shí chōng dòng,bù jiǎ sī suǒ
  SCSimplified Chinese 心血来潮 yì shí chōng dòng,xīn xuè lái cháo
TCTraditional Chinese 心血來潮
 We decided to go to Las Vegas on the spur of the moment.
spur gear n (machinery)SCSimplified Chinese 正齿轮
  SCSimplified Chinese 直齿轮
spur-of-the-moment n as adj (decision, etc.: spontaneous)SCSimplified Chinese 一时冲动的,头脑一热的,心血来潮的 xīn xuè lái cháo de
 Leanne and Steve hadn't planned to get married that day; it was a spur-of-the-moment decision.
  有所遗漏?报告错误或提出改进建议

Collins Chinese Dictionary Plus (3rd edition), 2011:

spur [spəːr]
I n
1 a spur to sth 某物的刺激物 mǒuwù de cìjīwù
2 [c] (on rider's boot) 靴刺 xuēcì
II vt to spur sb into (doing) sth 激励(勵)某人去(做)某事 jīlì mǒurén qù (zuò) mǒushì
  • on the spur of the moment
    一时(時)冲(衝)动(動)之下 yīshí chōngdòng zhī xià
spur on vt 激励(勵) jīlì
在这些条目还发现'spur':
在英文解释里:
习惯性搭配: likes to do things on the spur of the moment, did it on the spur of the moment, it was a spur-of-the-moment kind of thing, 更多……

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