spur 的 3 个定义
- 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.
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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.
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.
spur 近义词
incitement, stimulus
incite, prompt
由spur构成的短语
- spur on
- on the spur of the moment
- win one's spurs
更多spur例句
- 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.