on spur of moment
临时起意,临时起意的,一时兴起,临时决定的
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Definitions
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- : a U-shaped device that slips over and straps to the heel of a boot and has a blunt, pointed, or roweled projection at the back for use by a mounted rider to urge a horse forward.
- : anything that goads, impels, or urges, as to action, speed, or achievement.
- : Also called climbing spur . climbing iron.
- : Ornithology. a stiff, usually sharp, horny process on the leg of various birds, especially the domestic rooster, or on the bend of the wing, as in jacanas and screamers.
- : Pathology. a bony projection or exostosis.
- : a sharp piercing or cutting instrument fastened to the leg of a gamecock in cockfighting; gaff.
- : something that projects and resembles or suggests a gaff; sharp projection.
- : Physical Geography. a ridge or line of elevation projecting from or subordinate to the main body of a mountain or mountain range.
- : a short or stunted branch or shoot, as of a tree.
- : Typography. a short, seriflike projection from the bottom of the short vertical stroke in the capital G in some fonts.
- : wing dam.
- : Botany. a slender, usually hollow, projection from some part of a flower, as from the calyx of the larkspur or the corolla of the violet.Also called spur shoot .a short shoot bearing flowers, as in fruit trees.
- : Architecture. a short wooden brace, usually temporary, for strengthening a post or some other part.any offset from a wall, as a buttress.griffe.
- : Ceramics. a triangular support of refractory clay for an object being fired.
- : Railroads. spur track.
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spurred, spur·ring.
- : to prick with or as if with a spur or spurs; incite or urge on: The rider spurred his mount ruthlessly. Appreciation spurs ambition.
- : to strike or wound with the spur, as a gamecock.
- : to furnish with spurs or a spur.
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spurred, spur·ring.
- : to goad or urge one's horse with spurs or a spur; ride quickly.
- : to proceed hurriedly; press forward: We spurred onward through the night.
Phrases
- spur on
- on the spur of the moment
- win one's spurs
Synonyms & Antonyms
Examples
We can use that data to make on the spur, in-context decisions and give them the right kind of offer or channel.
Executives facing massive technology shifts in their business have two choices—bet the company on the next era, or collect cash in a shrinking industry before hanging up their spurs.
Some of the visuals capture an issue we worked on extensively, while others capture spur–of–the–moment breaking news that we did not expect.
It’s also possible that Freeman is simply healthier this year after having surgery last fall to remove bone spurs in his elbow.
Most of the time, users write such reviews on the spur of the moment, after having a short unpleasant episode with your product or your staff.
And for those seeking a quick fix: Studies show that light therapy can spur a mood lift in just several days.
Did you plan on this or is this a spur-of-the-moment kind of thing?
Though it had been meant to spur innovation, she said, “it became obvious that the law was actually working in reverse.”
Nonetheless, Zarif said that any U.S. ground presence in Iraq would likely spur opposition.
“I think I sometimes acted as a spur, even though the spurring was not always wanted or welcome,” she said.
A short distance off was another ridge or spur of the mountain, widening out into almost a plateau.
But one battalion was isolated on a spur, from which there seemed no way of escape save under a scorching flank fire.
Quentin Gray regarded the story of Kazmah as a very poor lie devised on the spur of the moment.
That lady turned her back upon him, and betook herself on the spur of the moment to Maude's room, determined to "have it out."
These marked the river hollow, and Payne, knowing that the chase might be ended in a few more minutes, did not spare the spur.