Word · Frequency #2262
urges
力劝；敦促；强烈要求
urges is the third person singular of urge.
to try hard to persuade or strongly advise someone to do something
- 1.
To press; to push; to drive; to impel; to force onward.
推；推动；驱策；迫使向前。
- 2.
To put mental pressure on; to ply with motives, arguments, persuasion, or importunity.
施加心理压力；用动机、论据、劝说或强求来促使。
- 3.
To provoke; to exasperate.
激怒；使恼怒。
- 4.
force or impel in an indicated direction
迫使或推动向指定方向
- 5.
To press hard upon; to follow closely.
紧逼；紧跟。
- 6.
To present in an urgent manner; to insist upon.
急切地提出；坚持要求。
- 7.
To press onward or forward.
向前推进。
- 8.
To be pressing in argument; to insist; to persist.
在辩论中紧逼；坚持；固执己见。
坚持主张；强烈要求；驱策；推动；迫使；向前推进；奋力前进；紧逼；穷追不舍；激怒；惹恼
In use
The rising floodwaters urged the villagers to move to higher ground.
Hunger often urges people to make hasty decisions.
The teacher is urging the students to submit their essays before Friday.
I urged him to finish his studies
Verb forms
base urge · third person urges · -ing urging · past urged · past participle urged
规则动词，过去式和过去分词加-ed。
Connections
Collocations
- strongly urge
- 强烈敦促；强烈要求
- I strongly urge you to see a doctor immediately.我强烈敦促你马上去看医生。
- urge someone to do something
- 力劝某人做某事
- The coach urged the players to keep trying until the end.教练力劝球员们坚持到最后。
- urge caution
- 敦促谨慎；力劝小心
- Experts urge caution when using public Wi-Fi.专家们敦促在使用公共无线网络时要谨慎。
- urge that
- 坚决主张；强烈要求
- The report urges that more resources be given to schools.该报告强烈要求给学校提供更多资源。
- urge someone on
- 鼓励某人；为某人鼓劲
- The crowd urged the runners on as they approached the finish line.当选手们接近终点线时，人群为他们鼓劲。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 urgency（紧迫）：有紧迫感才会力劝、催促，urge 就是“敦促、驱策”。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：公开演讲、新闻报道、正式书信、日常劝告 表示“力劝、敦促”时语气较强，通常用于正式或较认真的场合，如演讲、公开信、新闻报道；日常口语中也可用，但听起来比较严肃。可根据搭配和语境在正式与中性之间选择。
Grammar Note
通常用于 urge sb to do sth 结构
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 urge /ɝdʒ/ 押韵，拼写上都以 -rge 结尾，读作 /ɝdʒ/：purge, surge, merge, verge, emerge, submerge。注意：拼写相似的 edge /ɛdʒ/、age /eɪdʒ/ 和 urine /ˈjʊrɪn/ 并不押韵，因为元音或开头的读音不同。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.