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spur AHD[spûr] D.J.[spɜː]K.K.[spɝ]n.（名词） metal spursPhotoDisc, Inc.- 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
- 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
- A spurlike attachment or projection, as:突出物：尖刺状的附加物或凸起物，如：
- A spinelike process on the leg of some birds.鸟距：鸟腿上的针刺状的突起
- A climbing iron; a crampon.尖铁钉；防滑钉
- A gaff attached to the leg of a gamecock.距铁：斗鸡腿上拴的铁刺
- A short or stunted branch of a tree.短枝：树木的短枝或矮枝
- A bony outgrowth or protuberance.骨刺：骨头的长出物或突起物
- 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
- 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
- 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
- An ergot growing on rye.麦角病：长在黑麦上的麦角病
- A spur track.支线
v.（动词）spurred, spur.ring, spurs v.tr.（及物动词）- To urge (a horse) on by the use of spurs.用马刺策（马）前进
- To incite or stimulate:刺激，鞭策："A business tax cut is needed to spur industrial investment"(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）- To ride quickly by spurring a horse.刺马而飞奔
- To proceed in haste.急促前行
- Middle English spure 中古英语 spure
- from Old English spura * see sperə- 源自 古英语 spura * 参见 sperə-
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