at sb's urging
固定搭配，表示“在某人的敦促下”，此处 urging 用单数。
At her doctor's urging, she gave up smoking.
在医生的敦促下，她戒了烟。
鼓励；支持
恳求；一再请求；央求；鼓励的话；激励之言；鼓励尝试某事的言语；坚持的请求和恳求；认真支持或鼓励的行为
the act of earnestly supporting or encouraging someone
鼓励尝试某事的言语
a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something
坚持的请求和恳求
insistent solicitation and entreaty
认真支持或鼓励的行为
the act of earnestly supporting or encouraging
Despite her parents' urging, she decided to study art instead of medicine.
尽管父母一再鼓励，她还是决定学艺术而不是学医学。
用法提示：urging 作名词，意为‘鼓励、敦促’，在句中作介词 despite 的宾语。
At the urging of his doctor, he finally gave up smoking.
在医生的再三劝说下，他终于戒了烟。
用法提示：at the urging of 是固定搭配，urging 作名词，指‘恳求、敦促’。
The coach's urging gave the team the confidence to win.
教练的鼓励给了球队赢球的信心。
用法提示：urging 作名词，意为‘鼓励、支持’，在句中作主语。
固定搭配，表示“在某人的敦促下”，此处 urging 用单数。
At her doctor's urging, she gave up smoking.
在医生的敦促下，她戒了烟。
复数 urgings 指多次或持续的恳求，后面接不定式说明请求的内容。
She ignored her family's urgings to move back home.
她不理家人让她搬回家的反复劝说。
常用于让步状语，强调劝说未能改变结果。
Despite his coach's urgings, he quit the team.
尽管教练一再劝说，他还是退出了球队。
urgings 后接 for 说明所呼吁的具体事项。
The government finally responded to the public's urgings for reform.
政府最终回应了公众要求改革的呼声。
grammar · medium
易错句子Under the urging of his coach, he entered the race.
正确表达At the urging of his coach, he entered the race.
固定搭配是 at the urging of sb（在某人敦促下），不能用 under；under 是汉语“在……下”的直译迁移，英语中该短语只用 at。
grammar · medium
易错句子At the urge of her friends, she applied for the job.
正确表达At the urging of her friends, she applied for the job.
at the urging of 是固定短语，中心词是名词 urging；urge 作名词表示“强烈的欲望、冲动”（如 a sudden urge），不用于这一结构。
grammar · medium
易错句子My parents urging me to study medicine.
正确表达My parents urged me to study medicine.
-ing 形式不能单独充当句子谓语；这里需要限定动词，表示过去应用 urged，若要表达进行则须加 be 动词构成 are urging。
urging 指反复催促、坚持要求某人去做某事，往往带有一定压力；encouragement 泛指给予信心和支持，语气温和，不含强求意味。
plea 指一次具体而郑重的请求，多为可数名词，带恳切或正式色彩；urging 指反复劝说、敦促这一行为，或说出的那些催促的话。
persuasion 侧重通过讲道理使人改变想法或态度；urging 侧重不断催促、极力主张某人去做某事。
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