单词 | spur |
释义 | spur[spə:]n. 马刺, 刺激物, 鼓舞vt. 刺激, 激励, 用马刺策(马)前进vi. 用马刺驱马, 疾驰【化】 径迹; 刺点; 刺迹【医】 骨刺, 骨距; 金属突出片; 刺(牙)【经】 马刺; 鼓励相关词组:on the spur of the moment spur spur AHD: [spûr] D.J. [spT8]K.K. [spP]n.(名词)1. A short spike or spiked wheel that attaches to the heel of a rider's boot and is used to urge a horse forward.马刺,靴刺:骑马者靴后跟上的短刺或带刺的轮,用来驱马快跑2. Something that serves as a goad or an incentive.刺激,激励,鞭策:充当刺激物或刺激动因的东西3. A spurlike attachment or projection, as:突出物:尖刺状的附加物或凸起物,如:4. A spinelike process on the leg of some birds.鸟距:鸟腿上的针刺状的突起5. A climbing iron; a crampon.尖铁钉;防滑钉6. A gaff attached to the leg of a gamecock.距铁:斗鸡腿上拴的铁刺7. A short or stunted branch of a tree.短枝:树木的短枝或矮枝8. A bony outgrowth or protuberance.骨刺:骨头的长出物或突起物9. A lateral ridge projecting from a mountain or mountain range.山嘴,尖坡,山鼻子:从山或山脉中突出的侧脊10. An oblique reinforcing prop or stay of timber or masonry.支柱,支墩:增加力量的木材或砖石的倾斜支撑物11. Botany A tubular or saclike extension of the corolla or calyx of a flower, as in a columbine or larkspur.【植物学】 花距:花冠或花萼的管状或囊液状延伸,如耧斗菜或飞燕草12. An ergot growing on rye.麦角病:长在黑麦上的麦角病13. A spur track.支线v.(动词) spurred,spur.ring,spurs v.tr.(及物动词)1. To urge (a horse) on by the use of spurs.用马刺策(马)前进2. To incite or stimulate:刺激,鞭策:“A business tax cut is needed to spur industrial investment”(&b{New York Times})“需要用减少商业税的办法刺激工业投资”(纽约时报)v.intr.(不及物动词)1. To ride quickly by spurring a horse.刺马而飞奔2. To proceed in haste.急促前行语源:1. Middle English spure 中古英语 spure 2. from Old English spura * see sper…- 源自 古英语 spura *参见 sper…- |
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