Tra từ spur - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

spur [spur spurs spurred spurring] noun, verb BrE [spɜː(r)] NAmE [spɜːr]
noun
1. a sharp pointed object that riders sometimes wear on the heels of their boots and use to encourage their horse to go faster
•He dug his spurs into the horse's sides.
2. usually singular ~ (to sth) a fact or an event that makes you want to do sth better or more quickly
Syn: ↑motivation
•His speech was a powerful spur to action.
•A few encouraging words might provide just the spur she needs.
3. an area of high ground that sticks out from a mountain or hill
4. a road or a railway/railroad track that leads from the main road or line

Word Origin:
Old English spora, spura, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch spoor and German Sporn, also to ↑spurn.

Example Bank:
•The research provided a spur for reform.
•a spur to action
•A few words from you might provide just the spur she needs.
Idioms: ↑on the spur of the moment ▪ ↑win your spurs

verb (-rr-)
1. to encourage sb to do sth or to encourage them to try harder to achieve sth
•~ sb/sth (on) to sth/to do sth Her difficult childhood spurred her on to succeed.
•My trainer spurred me to keep up a pace of four miles an hour.
•~ sb/sth into sth I was spurred into action by the letter.
•~ sb/sth (on) The band has been spurred on by the success of their last single.
2. ~ sth to make sth happen faster or sooner
•The agreement is essential to spurring economic growth around the world.
•The fire, spurred by high temperatures and strong winds, had burnt more than 140 acres.
3. ~ sth to encourage a horse to go faster, especially by pushing the ↑spurs on your boots into its side
•As he shouted his order he spurred the horse forward suddenly.
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Word Origin:
Old English spora, spura, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch spoor and German Sporn, also to ↑spurn.

Example Bank:
•An increase in the country's arsenal could spur an arms race in the region.
•My trainer spurred me to keep up a pace of six kilometres an hour.
•The agreement is essential to spurring economic growth.
•The band has been spurred on by the success of their last single
•The fire, spurred by high temperatures and strong winds, spread quickly.