v.刺激
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
spur (noun)1.
a) a pointed device secured to a rider's heel and used to urge on the horse
b) from the acquisition of spurs by a person achieving knighthood recognition and reward for achievement - won his academic spurs as the holder of a chair in a university James Mountford
2.
a goad to action - stimulus
3.
something projecting like or suggesting a spur 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) a bony outgrowth (as on the heel of the foot)
e) - climbing iron
4.
a) an angular projection, offshoot, or branch extending out beyond or away from a main body or formation , especially a ridge or lesser elevation that extends laterally from a mountain or mountain range
b) a railroad track that branches off from a main line
5.
a reinforcing buttress of masonry in a fortification motive
transitive verb
1.
to urge (a horse) on with - spurs
2.
to incite to action or accelerated growth or development - stimulate
3.
intransitive verb
to put spurs on to spur one's horse on
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
spur (noun)1.
something that arouses action or activity
SYNONYMS:
boost, encouragement, goad, impetus, incentive, incitation, incitement, instigation, momentum, motivation, provocation, spur, stimulant, stimulus, yeastRELATED WORDS:
inducement, invitation; antecedent, cause, consideration, grounds, motive, occasion, reason; catalyst, catalyzer, fuel, spark2.
a structure that holds up or serves as a foundation for something else
SYNONYMS:
brace, buttress, mount, mounting, prop, reinforcement, shore, spur, stay, underpinningRELATED WORDS:
shoring; column, pedestal, pilaster, pillar; arch, bolster, bracket, cantilever, girder; bearing; crutch, peg, post, stake, stanchion, stand, stilt, strut, truss; base, foundation, frameto urge or push forward with or as if with a pointed object
SYNONYMS:
dig, goad, spurRELATED WORDS:
chuck, jab, jog, knock, nudge, poke; bore, drill, perforate, pierce, prick, punch, puncture, stab, stick; drive, hale, propel