Word · Frequency #5066
spurs
马刺
spurs is the plural of spur.
核心释义
a pointed instrument worn on a rider's heel for urging a horse forward
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固定在脚跟用于刺马的马刺,常为牛仔或骑士所用
A rigid implement, often roughly y-shaped, that is fixed to one's heel for the purpose of prodding a horse. Often worn by, and emblematic of, the cowboy or the knight.
- 2.
A tern.
- 3.
A spurious tone, one that interferes with a signal in a circuit and is often masked underneath that signal.
- 4.
The track of an animal, such as an otter; a spoor.
- 5.
与托特纳姆热刺足球俱乐部有关的人,如球迷、球员、教练等。
someone connected with Tottenham Hotspur FC, as a fan, player, coach etc.
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激励
a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something
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用马刺刺的一下
A jab given with the spurs.
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尖锐突出物
any sharply pointed projection
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激励或推动的事物
Anything that inspires or motivates, as a spur does a horse.
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花冠基部的管状延伸
tubular extension at the base of the corolla in some flowers
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向后生长的附属物或尖刺,如公鸡的距
An appendage or spike pointing rearward, near the foot, for instance that of a rooster.
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一端连接的突出部分,如从高速公路延伸至城市的支线
Any protruding part connected at one end, for instance a highway that extends from another highway into a city.
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树根
Roots, tree roots.
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从山脉或山系侧向延伸的山嘴
A mountain that shoots from another mountain or range and extends some distance in a lateral direction, or at right angles.
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水手靴底上的尖铁,用于站在鲸尸上剥取鲸脂
A spiked iron worn by seamen upon the bottom of the boot, to enable them to stand upon the carcass of a whale to strip off the blubber.
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加强柱子与连接部分(如椽或横梁)的支撑;支柱
A brace strengthening a post and some connected part, such as a rafter or crossbeam; a strut.
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柱子的短木扶壁
The short wooden buttress of a post.
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柱基圆座上的突出部分,填充方形底座一角,常雕有叶饰
A projection from the round base of a column, occupying the angle of a square plinth upon which the base rests, or bringing the bottom bed of the base to a nearly square form. It is generally carved in leafage.
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麦角菌感染的黑麦或其他谷物
Ergotized rye or other grain.
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防御工事中穿过部分城墙并与内墙相连的墙
A wall in a fortification that crosses a part of a rampart and joins to an inner wall.
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下水前固定在船滑道上的木料,上端用螺栓与船侧相连
A piece of timber fixed on the bilgeways before launching, having the upper ends bolted to the vessel's side.
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曲线形木料,用于支撑无法放置整梁的甲板
A curved piece of timber serving as a half to support the deck where a whole beam cannot be placed.
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矿脉的分支
A branch of a vein.
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铁路线的极短支线
A very short branch line of a railway line.
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高速公路或主要道路的短支路
A short branch road of a motorway, freeway or major road.
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A short thin side shoot from a branch, especially one that bears fruit or, in conifers, the shoots that bear the leaves.
激励;鞭策;刺激;尖状突出物;尖刺;距;鸡距;花距;突出部分;支路
用法In use
The cowboy tightened the spur on his boot before riding the horse.
用法提示:spur 为名词,指固定在靴跟上用来驱策马匹的马刺。
Her encouraging words were a spur to finish the project.
用法提示:spur 为名词,比喻促使某人行动或继续的激励之物。
The knight's golden spurs glinted in the sun.
用法提示:spurs 为 spur 的复数形式,指骑士所佩戴的马刺。
a spur to sth
表示对某事物的激励或刺激。
The new law was a spur to economic growth.
新法律是经济增长的刺激因素。
on the spur of the moment
固定短语,表示一时冲动、未经事先考虑。
We decided to go on the spur of the moment.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- on the spur of the moment
- 一时冲动之下
- They decided to go on a trip on the spur of the moment.他们一时冲动决定去旅行。
- spur of the moment decision
- 一时冲动的决定
- It was a spur of the moment decision to buy the car.买这辆车是一时冲动的决定。
- spur of the road
- 铁路支线
- The freight train turned onto the spur of the road.货运列车拐进了铁路支线。
- heel spur
- 脚跟骨刺
- Heel spurs can cause pain when walking.脚跟骨刺走路时会引起疼痛。
- spur gear
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
马刺(spur)像靴钉,刺激马也激励人。
语境与语域Context & Register
通常用于马术(马刺)或激励含义,中性偏口语;铁路支线或植物学等专业用法则语域偏正式。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Words like fur, blur, purr, sir rhyme exactly with spur (all ending in /ɝr/). However, spurt and spurn look similar in spelling but differ in pronunciation (they end with /ɝrt/ and /ɝrn/ respectively).
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
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