spur
English → Chinese
verb//spɜːr//
(动机) 激励:作为动力或刺激,促使某人采取行动或更加努力
The coach's halftime speech spurred the team to score three goals in the second half.
(Chinese) 教练的中场讲话激励球队在下半场踢进了三个球。
The sudden increase in competition spurred the company to improve its product quality.
(Chinese) 竞争的突然加剧促使该公司提高了产品质量。
noun//spɜːr//
(工具) 马刺:骑手靴后跟上的金属尖状物,用于踢马使其跑得更快
The cowboy used his spurs to get the horse to gallop across the open field.
(Chinese) 牛仔用他的马刺驱使马在开阔的田野上奔驰。
You can hear the jingle of his silver spurs every time he walks across the wooden floor.
(Chinese) 每当他走过木地板时,你都能听到他银色马刺发出的丁当声。
Entry ID: en:zh:spur · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary