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spur
5 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural spurs
plural spurs
Learner's definition of SPUR
1
[count] : a sharp pointed object that is attached to the heel of a horse rider's boot and that is pressed into the horse's side to make the horse go faster（马靴上的）马刺
2
[singular] : something that makes you want to do something or that causes something to happen : incentive刺激；鼓励；鞭策 — often + to
- The reward was offered as a spur to greater work/achievement.颁发奖金是为了鼓励大家更好地工作/获取更大的成绩。
- a spur to the imagination对想象力的激发
3
[count] : a mass of sharp rock on the side of a mountain山嘴；尖坡
4
[count] : a short section of railway track that leads from the main line（铁路的）支线
on/at the spur of the moment
◊ If something is done on/at the spur of the moment, it is done immediately without planning.一时冲动；心血来潮
- We decided on the spur of the moment to go to the beach.我们一时心血来潮决定去海滨。
win/earn your spurs
: to do something which shows that you deserve to be respected or noticed赢得尊重；获得荣誉
- He earned/won his spurs by doubling the company's profits in the past year.他使公司去年的利润翻了一番，因而赢得了人们的尊重。
2 spur /ˈspɚ/ verb
spurs; spurred; spurring
2 spur
/ˈspɚ/
verb
spurs; spurred; spurring
Learner's definition of SPUR
[+ object]
1
: to encourage (someone) to do or achieve something刺激；鼓励；鞭策 — often + on
- The reward spurred them to work harder.奖金激励他们更加努力工作。
- His encouragement spurred them on to finish the project.他的鼓励促使他们完成这项工程。
2
: to cause (something) to happen or to happen more quickly促使；促进
- Lower interest rates should spur economic growth.较低的利率能促进经济增长。
3
: to urge (a horse) to go faster by pushing spurs into its sides（用马刺）策（马）快跑
- He spurred the horse onward.他用马刺策马前进。
3
: something projecting like or suggesting a spur: such as
a
: a projecting root or branch of a tree, shrub, or vine
b(1)
: a stiff sharp spine (as on the wings or legs of a bird or insect)
especially : one on a cock's leg
(2)
: a gaff for a gamecock
c
: a hollow projecting appendage of a corolla or calyx (as in larkspur or columbine)
d
e
spurred; spurring
: to spur one's horse on
Synonyms
Example Sentences
Noun the threat of losing its only sports franchise was the spur the city council needed to finally do something about the rising crime rate a weak wall that might need a spur Verb The reward spurred them to work harder. Lower interest rates should spur economic growth. He spurred the horse onward.
Recent Examples on the Web
Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2022 That driver’s license, made possible by DACA, gave me the freedom to range — to head across town for dinner or take a spur-of-the-moment road trip. Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2022 That's come up a few times when people have asked, but that was a spur-of-the-moment thing. Hanna Flint, Men's Health, 22 Aug. 2022 The Olympic gold medalist made her flip look a spur-of-the-moment decision, but even Lee needs to do a little warming up before landing a flip like that. Natasha Dye, Peoplemag, 8 Aug. 2022 For her, a longtime resident of the state of Washington who moved to Arizona in May, voting is no spur-of-the-moment matter. The Arizona Republic, 3 Aug. 2022 Knowing songs and performing them in the spur of the moment has been a dual focus of Watkins Family Hour since its low-key inception in 2002 at an intimate Los Angeles music venue. George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Aug. 2022 But because the spur to the inevitable climactic row occurs offstage, the conflict itself lacks dramatic weight and dynamism. David Benedict, Variety, 25 Feb. 2022 Federici’s inquiries lead her to the limits of Marx’s thought, and those limits in turn become a spur to her own ideas. Joanna Biggs, The New Republic, 11 Feb. 2022 Will Carless, USA TODAY, 7 Sep. 2022 Because making loans less expensive would spur colleges to up their tuition rates, any zero-interest program must also contain incentives to head off that impulse, Imboden said. BostonGlobe.com, 6 Aug. 2022 Amin wouldn't say whether there was a level of community spread or hospitalizations that would spur any kind of mandate from the city. Brooks Sutherland, The Enquirer, 28 July 2022 The idea that an elaborate system of chicanery might spur someone to honesty seems the dramatic and theoretical center of The Rehearsal. John Semley, The New Republic, 28 July 2022 The higher density of fires in the region caused by bird electrocutions may result from heavy spring rains, which spur the rapid growth of vegetation. Carolyn Wilke, New York Times, 29 June 2022 There is not much, if any, convincing empirical evidence that supports the claim that reducing buybacks would spur more capital expenditure or wage increases. Jon Hartley, National Review, 30 Aug. 2022 Saying an employee can work from anywhere, but then effectively anchoring them to an office desk because of outdated technology is a fast way to breed resentment among a workforce, which can in turn spur an increase in resignations. Holger Reisinger, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2022 Kimberly Yox, a lawyer who represents survivors of domestic violence, said it’s ironic that Remy’s police records are now secret, since what was publicly reported about those records helped spur lawmakers to take action against domestic violence. BostonGlobe.com, 27 Aug. 2022 See More
Noun
Police said the deaths of the children appeared to be premeditated and not something that occurred at the spur of a moment. Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2022 That driver’s license, made possible by DACA, gave me the freedom to range — to head across town for dinner or take a spur-of-the-moment road trip. Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2022 That's come up a few times when people have asked, but that was a spur-of-the-moment thing. Hanna Flint, Men's Health, 22 Aug. 2022 The Olympic gold medalist made her flip look a spur-of-the-moment decision, but even Lee needs to do a little warming up before landing a flip like that. Natasha Dye, Peoplemag, 8 Aug. 2022 For her, a longtime resident of the state of Washington who moved to Arizona in May, voting is no spur-of-the-moment matter. The Arizona Republic, 3 Aug. 2022 Knowing songs and performing them in the spur of the moment has been a dual focus of Watkins Family Hour since its low-key inception in 2002 at an intimate Los Angeles music venue. George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Aug. 2022 But because the spur to the inevitable climactic row occurs offstage, the conflict itself lacks dramatic weight and dynamism. David Benedict, Variety, 25 Feb. 2022 Federici’s inquiries lead her to the limits of Marx’s thought, and those limits in turn become a spur to her own ideas. Joanna Biggs, The New Republic, 11 Feb. 2022 Verb
Experts say the movement thrives on events that spur civil disobedience and animosity towards the government. Will Carless, USA TODAY, 7 Sep. 2022 Because making loans less expensive would spur colleges to up their tuition rates, any zero-interest program must also contain incentives to head off that impulse, Imboden said. BostonGlobe.com, 6 Aug. 2022 Amin wouldn't say whether there was a level of community spread or hospitalizations that would spur any kind of mandate from the city. Brooks Sutherland, The Enquirer, 28 July 2022 The idea that an elaborate system of chicanery might spur someone to honesty seems the dramatic and theoretical center of The Rehearsal. John Semley, The New Republic, 28 July 2022 The higher density of fires in the region caused by bird electrocutions may result from heavy spring rains, which spur the rapid growth of vegetation. Carolyn Wilke, New York Times, 29 June 2022 There is not much, if any, convincing empirical evidence that supports the claim that reducing buybacks would spur more capital expenditure or wage increases. Jon Hartley, National Review, 30 Aug. 2022 Saying an employee can work from anywhere, but then effectively anchoring them to an office desk because of outdated technology is a fast way to breed resentment among a workforce, which can in turn spur an increase in resignations. Holger Reisinger, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2022 Kimberly Yox, a lawyer who represents survivors of domestic violence, said it’s ironic that Remy’s police records are now secret, since what was publicly reported about those records helped spur lawmakers to take action against domestic violence. BostonGlobe.com, 27 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English spure, from Old English spura; akin to Old English spurnan to kick — more at spurn entry 1
First Known Use
Noun
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Verb
13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1
Time Traveler
The first known use of spur was before the 12th century Phrases Containing spur
noun¹
noun²
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