spurred
adj. 裝有馬刺的
v. 策(馬)前進( spur的過去式和過去分詞 ); (尤指用馬刺)策(馬)加速; 鞭策; 策馬飛奔
If one thing spurs you to do another, it encourages you to do it.
It's the money that spurs these fishermen to risk a long ocean journey in their flimsy boats...
是金錢驅使這些漁民駕著破舊小船冒險出海遠航。
His friend's plight had spurred him into taking part.
朋友的困境促使他投身參與。
If something spurs a change or event, it makes it happen faster or sooner.
The administration may put more emphasis on spurring economic growth...
政府可能會更加重視推動經濟增長。
The trade pacts will spur an exodus of US businesses to Mexico.
這些貿易協定將會促使大批美國企業湧向墨西哥。
Something that acts as a spur to something else encourages a person or organization to do that thing or makes it happen more quickly.
...a belief in competition as a spur to efficiency...
認為競爭會促進效率的信念
Redundancy is the spur for many to embark on new careers.
裁員促使很多人開始從事新事業。
Spurs are small metal wheels with sharp points that are attached to the heels of a rider's boots. The rider uses them to make their horse go faster.
The spur of a hill or mountain is a piece of ground which sticks out from its side.
If you do something on the spur of the moment, you do it suddenly, without planning it beforehand.
They admitted they had taken a vehicle on the spur of the moment...
他們承認是一時衝動偷走了一輛車。
It wasn't a spur-of-the-moment decision. We discussed it in detail beforehand.
這可不是頭腦一熱作出的決定。我們事先仔細地討論過。
If you win your spurs or earn your spurs, you achieve a particular status by proving that you can do something skilfully.
Young conductors earn their spurs in a small orchestra or opera house.
年輕的指揮家們在小樂隊或小歌劇院裡嶄露頭角。
The encouragement of a friend spurred Chris into switching jobs.
在一位朋友的鼓勵下,克理斯換了工作。
Sabres rasped from scabbards and the horsemen spurred forward.
馬刀在刀鞘裡咔嗒作響,騎手催馬向前。
What spurred them on was alchemy, the'science " of changing ordinary metals into gold.
激勵他們的是鍊金術, 即把普通金屬變為金子的 “ 科學 ”.
He was spurred on by ambition.
他胸懷大志.
The girl's loving care spurred his recovery.
姑娘的悉心照料使他康復得很快.