verb🔗Share打听,询问 To ask, to inquire"The teacher often spurs students to think critically by asking open-ended questions. "老师常常通过提出开放式问题来启发学生,并询问他们的深入思考。communicationlanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share马刺 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."The cowboy adjusted his spurs before mounting his horse. "牛仔在上马前调整了一下他的马刺。utensilwearanimalvehicleculturehistoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share用马刺的刺击, 刺激。 A jab given with the spurs."The rider used the spurs to encourage the horse to move faster. "骑手用马刺刺击马,鼓励它跑得更快。animalactionsportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share动力,激励,刺激. Anything that inspires or motivates, as a spur does a horse."The upcoming exam was a spur to her studying. "即将到来的考试成了她学习的动力。mindactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share鸡距, 距。 An appendage or spike pointing rearward, near the foot, for instance that of a rooster."The rooster scratched in the dirt, showing off his sharp spurs on the back of his legs. "那只公鸡在泥土里刨地,炫耀着它腿后锋利的鸡距。animalpartanatomybirdChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share支线,岔道 Any protruding part connected at one end, for instance a highway that extends from another highway into a city.""The highway had several spurs leading into the smaller towns along the coast." "这条高速公路有好几条支线通往沿海的各个小镇。areapartplacewaytrafficChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share树根,根。 Roots, tree roots."The spurs of the old oak tree snaked across the garden path, making it difficult to walk. "这棵老橡树的树根像蛇一样蜿蜒地爬过花园小路,让人很难行走。plantnaturepartbiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share支脉,山梁。 A mountain that shoots from another mountain or range and extends some distance in a lateral direction, or at right angles."From the summit, we could see several spurs branching out from the main mountain range, like fingers extending across the valley. "从山顶上,我们可以看到好几条支脉从主山脉延伸出来,就像手指一样伸向山谷。geographygeologynatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share鲸鱼脚钉 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."The whalers attached their spurs to their boots before stepping onto the slippery whale carcass to begin cutting the blubber. "捕鲸人在登上湿滑的鲸鱼尸体开始切割鲸脂之前,先将鲸鱼脚钉绑在靴子上。nauticalutensiljobanimalweartechnicalitemdeviceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share支撐,撐木。 A brace strengthening a post and some connected part, such as a rafter or crossbeam; a strut."The carpenter added wooden spurs to the shed's rafters to reinforce the roof against heavy snow. "木匠在棚屋的椽子上加了木製撐木,以加固屋頂,防止被大雪壓塌。architecturepartbuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share托木,支墩。 The short wooden buttress of a post."The old fence post, weakened by rot, was reinforced with wooden spurs to keep it upright. "这根老旧的栅栏柱子因为腐烂而变得脆弱,所以用木制支墩加固,以保持它的直立。architecturepartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share托座角饰, 柱础角叶 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."The ancient Roman column base featured elegant spurs carved with acanthus leaves, connecting the round column to the square base. "古罗马的柱础底部带有精美的托座角饰(柱础角叶),上面雕刻着茛苕叶,连接着圆形的柱身和方形的底座。architectureartmaterialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share麦角,麦角菌核。 Ergotized rye or other grain."The farmer worried that the dark, hardened spurs growing on his rye grain might contaminate the whole harvest. "农夫担心他黑麦上长出的那些颜色发黑、质地坚硬的麦角会污染全部的收成。plantmedicinefoodagricultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share翼墙,扶壁。 A wall in a fortification that crosses a part of a rampart and joins to an inner wall."The engineers added spurs to the castle wall to make it stronger against attacks, connecting the outer rampart to the inner structure. "为了增强城堡防御攻击的能力,工程师们在城堡墙壁上加建了翼墙,连接了外侧的城墙和内部的结构。architecturemilitaryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share垫木, 船撑。 A piece of timber fixed on the bilgeways before launching, having the upper ends bolted to the vessel's side."Before launching the new ship, workers carefully checked each of the spurs, ensuring they were securely bolted to the side to prevent damage during the slide into the water. "在新船下水前,工人们仔细检查每一根船撑,确保它们牢固地栓在船舷上,以防止船滑入水中时受损。nauticalsailingstructureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share托架,支托. A curved piece of timber serving as a half to support the deck where a whole beam cannot be placed."Because a supporting wall blocked the installation of a full beam, the carpenter used spurs to help support the new deck. "由于承重墙挡住了整根梁的安装位置,木匠使用了托架来帮助支撑新的甲板。architecturenauticalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share支脉,侧脉 A branch of a vein."The doctor pointed out the small spurs branching off the main vein in the leg on the ultrasound image. "在超声波图像上,医生指出了腿部主静脉分出来的细小支脉。anatomyorganpartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share支线,岔道. A very short branch line of a railway line."The freight train used the spurs to deliver goods directly to the factory loading docks. "货运列车利用支线直接将货物运到工厂的装货码头。vehicletechnicalindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share短枝, ফল枝 A short thin side shoot from a branch, especially one that bears fruit or, in conifers, the shoots that bear the leaves."The apple tree has many spurs where the blossoms and apples will grow next spring. "明年春天,这棵苹果树上会长出许多短枝(结果枝),花朵和苹果都将从这些短枝上长出来。plantbiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share鞭策,刺激。 To prod (especially a horse) on the side or flank, with the intent to urge motion or haste, to gig."The rider spurs the horse forward as they approach the final jump in the race. "骑手在接近比赛的最后一跳时,鞭策马匹向前冲。animalactionvehicleChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share激励,刺激,鞭策 To urge or encourage to action, or to a more vigorous pursuit of an object"The upcoming deadline spurs me to finish my report. "即将到来的截止日期鞭策我完成报告。actionattitudetendencyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share上马刺,激励。 To put spurs on."to spur boots"给靴子上马刺wearanimalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share催促,鞭策. To press forward; to travel in great haste."Hearing the fire alarm, everyone spurred forward towards the exit. "听到火警警报,大家都赶紧朝出口跑去。actionwayChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share燕鸥,海燕。 A tern."While walking along the beach, I saw several spurs soaring overhead, diving into the ocean to catch fish. "沿着海滩散步时,我看到几只燕鸥在头顶盘旋,然后俯冲入海捕鱼。birdChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share杂散信号, 寄生信号 A spurious tone, one that interferes with a signal in a circuit and is often masked underneath that signal."The engineer identified several spurs in the radio receiver's output, causing static and distorting the intended broadcast. "工程师在无线电接收器的输出中发现了几个杂散信号,导致了静电噪音并扭曲了原定的广播。electronicssignalfrequencysoundtechnologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share踪迹,痕迹。 The track of an animal, such as an otter; a spoor."The muddy bank revealed the otter's spurs, leading towards the river. "泥泞的河岸上显露了水獭的踪迹,一直延伸到河边。animalnaturemarkenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading