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  • noun
    plural spurs
    [count] :a sharp pointed object that is attached to the heel of a horse rider's boot and that is pressed into the horse's side to make the horse go faster
    [singular] :something that makes you want to do something or that causes something to happen :incentive - often + to
    The reward was offered as a spur to greater work/achievement.
    a spur to the imagination
    [count] :a mass of sharp rock on the side of a mountain
    [count] :a short section of railway track that leads from the main line
    on/at the spur of the moment
    If something is done on/at the spur of the moment, it is done immediately without planning.
    We decided on the spur of the moment to go to the beach. - see also spur-of-the-moment
    win/earn your spurs
    to do something which shows that you deserve to be respected or noticed
    He earned/won his spurs by doubling the company's profits in the past year.
    verb
    spurs; spurred; spurring
    [+ obj] to encourage (someone) to do or achieve something
    The reward spurred them to work harder. - often + on
    His encouragement spurred them on to finish the project.
    to cause (something) to happen or to happen more quickly
    Lower interest rates should spur economic growth.
    to urge (a horse) to go faster by pushing spurs into its sides
    He spurred the horse onward.

    * Các từ tương tự:
    spurious, spurn, spur-of-the-moment, spurt