| 释义 |
spur /spɜː(r)/
(-rr-)
●ˌspur sb ˈon (to sth/to do sth) to encourage sb to act in a particular way, especially to work harder or to try to achieve sth 鼓励；激励；鞭策◆Her difficult childhood spurred her on to succeed.
她苦难的童年促使她努力争取出人头地。◆His parents’ encouragement spurred him on to greater efforts.
父母的鼓励促使他更加努力。◆Spurred on by this victory, we went on to win the championship.
在这次胜利的鼓舞下，我们接着赢得了冠军。◆Their shouts of encouragement spurred us on.
他们助威的吶喊声激励着我们。SYN encourage sb NOTE Often used in the passive. 常用于被动语态。 NOTE Spur sb followed by an infinitive or a phrase beginning with a preposition is also used * spur sb 后接不定式或介词短语也作此义◆His criticism spurred me to try harder.
他的批评鞭策我更加努力。[v + n/pron + adv] [v + adv + n] |