| 单词 | spur |
| 释义 | spur /spx(r); spW n 1 one of a pair of sharp-toothed wheels, worn on the heels of a rider's boots and used to make the horse go faster. 马剌; 马扎子; 马靴剌 。win one's ~s, (hist) gain knighthood; (fig) win honour and reputation. (史) 获得爵位; (喻) 获得荣誉及声名。 2 (fig) sth that urges a person on to greater activity: (喻) 激励物; 刺激物; 驱策： the ~ of poverty. 贫困的驱策。 act on the ~ of the moment, on a sudden impulse. K— 时的冲动做事。 3 sharp, hard projection on a cock's leg. 公鸡腿上的肉匝。 → the illus at bird. 参看 bird 之插图。 4 ridge extending from a mountain or hill. 山的支脉; 横岭。 vt, vi (-rr-) 1 [VP6A, 15B] ~ sb/sth (on), urge on with, or as with, ~s: 以马刺刺激; 驱策; 激励： It's foolish to ~ on a willing horse. 驱策温驯的马是愚蠢的。 He was ~ red on by ambition. 他为野心所驱使。 2 [VP2C] ride fast or hard: 疾驰; 疾盅： The rider ~ red on/ forward to his destination. 骑者向目的地疾驰而去。 |
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