Spur

(noun.) a sharp prod fixed to a rider's heel and used to urge a horse onward; 'cowboys know not to squat with their spurs on'.

(noun.) tubular extension at the base of the corolla in some flowers.

(noun.) any sharply pointed projection.

(verb.) goad with spurs; 'the rider spurred his horse'.

(verb.) equip with spurs; 'spur horses'.

(verb.) strike with a spur.

(verb.) give heart or courage to.

(verb.) incite or stimulate; 'The Academy was formed to spur research'.

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• Mr. Edison himself supplies the following data: During the electric-railway experiments at Menlo Park, we had a short spur of track up one of the steep gullies. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• It may surprise you to hear that what he really did to the marriage register was done on the spur of the moment--done on second thoughts. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• It needed not this last account to spur me on to visit him. 玛丽·雪莱. 最后一个人.
• On the spur of the moment, I saw no better way out of it than the way I took. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
• My horse grew tired--and I, forgetful of his fatigue, still as he lagged, cheered him with my voice, and urged him with the spur. 玛丽·雪莱. 最后一个人.
• Preserve her--for her own sake I know that you will--if you require any other spur, think that, in preserving her, you preserve me. 玛丽·雪莱. 最后一个人.
• It is such a spur to one's genius, such an opening for wit, to have a dislike of that kind. 简·奥斯汀. 傲慢与偏见.
• I spurred my horse, who addressed his free limbs to speed, and tossed his gallant head in pride. 玛丽·雪莱. 最后一个人.
• No other art was spurred to activity by such strong incentives, and none received the same encouragement and reward for its development. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.
• The sword overhung the emperor and spurred him to incessant activity. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• At other times I spurred on the animal before my companions, that I might forget them, the world, and, more than all, myself. 玛丽·雪莱. 弗兰肯斯坦.
• Encouraged by his wife’s great interest, and spurred on by the passion for invention, Gutenberg now set himself seriously to study the problem of engraving. 鲁伯特·萨金特·荷兰. 历史性发明.
• Turning their horses, therefore, at the same moment, the Norman spurred against the Disinherited Knight on the one side, and the Saxon on the other. 沃尔特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
• Still as I narrated, instead of checking, he incited me to proceed he spurred me by the gesture, the smile, the half-word. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
• It was indeed De Bracy--bloody with spurring, fiery red with speed. 沃尔特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
• On these occasions he wore his dress uniform, cocked hat, aiguillettes, sabre and spurs. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
• Besides the fortifications on Mission Ridge, there was a line at the base of the hill, with occasional spurs of rifle-pits half-way up the front. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
• And then on the very wound the bright spurs came down, pressing relentlessly. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
• Burnside seeing us, came up on the porch, his big spurs and saber rattling as he walked. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
• To follow each of these spurs with intrenchments, so as to command the slopes on either side, would have lengthened their line very much. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
• No spurs were necessary. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
• I long for sleeve-buttons; and the Captain's boots with brass spurs, in the next room, corbleu! 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.

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