spur

1. V-T If one thing spurs you to do another, it encourages you to do it. 鼓动; 激励

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驶单薄的小船冒险出海远航。

2. PHRASAL VERB Spur on means the same as . 鼓动; 激励 (同)(spur)

Their attitude, rather than reining him back, only seemed to spur Philip on. 他们的态度非但没令菲利普回头，似乎只是激励他继续下去。

3. V-T If something spurs a change or event, it makes it happen faster or sooner. 使更快发生; 加速[journalism]

The administration may put more emphasis on spurring economic growth. 政府可能会更加重视经济的加快增长。

4. N-COUNT Something that acts as a spur to something else encourages a person or organization to do that thing or makes it happen more quickly. 促进因素; 推动

...a belief in competition as a spur to efficiency. …一种认为竞争能促进效率提高的观点。

5. PHRASE If you do something on the spur of the moment, you do it suddenly, without planning it beforehand. 一时冲动之下

They admitted they had taken a vehicle on the spur of the moment. 他们承认一时冲动之下偷了一辆车。