"spur" in Chinese (Simplified)
激励刺激马刺
Definition
马刺是一种骑手靴子上的尖锐物，用来让马跑得更快，也可以指促使某人采取行动或加快行动的事物。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
“spur”可指骑马时用于刺激马的金属工具，也指激励、推动、刺激某人或某事的因素，常用于比喻含义。还常用于短语“on the spur of the moment”，意为“心血来潮”。
Examples
The rider used a spur to make the horse go faster.
骑手用**马刺**让马跑得更快。
His success was a spur for others to try harder.
他的成功成为别人努力的**激励**。
A reward can spur students to study harder.
奖励可以**激励**学生更加努力学习。
The new law was passed to spur innovation in technology.
新法律的通过旨在**激励**科技创新。
We made the decision on the spur of the moment.
我们是一时**冲动**下做的决定。
A little competition often spurs people to improve.
一点竞争常常能**激励**人们进步。