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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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