spurred

spurred

美 [spɜːd] 　英 [spɜːd]

• v.刺激；激励；促进；鞭策
• n.刺激；激励；鞭策；靴刺
• 网络有马刺的；装有马刺的；马刺的刺激

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例句

For many years researchers had been spurred on by an apparent paradox: that rising incomes did not make people happier in the long run.

多年以来，研究人员因为一个显而易见的矛盾而钻了牛角尖：持续增长的收入并不会让人们长时间里感觉更幸福。

He was alone and outnumbered at least five to one only spurred him on to greater feasts of scornful oratory.

他是单枪匹马，对方至少是五对一的优势，这只能刺激他，使他嘲骂得更厉害了。

The dour data in the last few days have spurred talk the economy could tumble into a fresh recession.

最近几天黯淡的数据已掀起经济可能再一次陷入衰退的讨论。

Musharraf's sinking popularity has spurred speculation that he might declare a state of emergency to smother vocal opposition.

穆沙拉夫声望的下降促使他想发表一份紧急声明来遏制那些反对的声音。

The growing gloom spurred some of Bear Stearns's trading partners to try to get out of transactions with the firm.

持续增长的悲观情绪刺激某些交易伙伴试图终止与贝尔斯登的交易。

such a risk spurred the u . s . mint last month to issue regulations limiting melting and exporting of the coins.

这刺激美国造币厂于上个月发布法规限制融化和出口硬币。

Executives began talking about making changes nearly a year ago, he said, but the recent recall problems have spurred the company to act.

他说，高管们一年前就开始讨论进行调整，不过是最近的召回事件刺激公司付诸行动。

Concerns about its positioning, and envious gazes across the Rhine, have been spurred by a strong revival in Germany's economy.

德国经济的强劲复兴激起了法国对自身定位的忧虑，以及对莱茵河对岸（译者注：即德国）的嫉妒目光。

It was in search of Cathay and the Indies, their riches, that spurred Columbus to sail west, where he found a new continent instead.

正是为了寻找那时的中国和印度，为了那里的财宝，才激发哥伦布向西远航，而他却因此发现了一片新大陆。

The rapid ramp-up of production facilities spurred some analysts to warn that a bubble might be building up in the region.

产能的快速扩张令一些分析师发出警告，称该地区可能正在出现泡沫。

For example, if you plan to say, "I'm a good manager, " be ready to follow it up with proof of how you spurred people into action.

例如，如果你计划说，“我是一个好经理，”你就需要准备一个例子来说明你如何让人们听从你的指挥。

Ms Davey says having an unemployed husband has spurred her to develop her career as a stand-up comedian, but the family has lost out.

谢里表示，丈夫失业激励她把自己打造为一名单口喜剧演员，但整个家庭却因此受损。

Both temporary government programs might have spurred third-quarter car and home sales by 'stealing' growth from future quarters.

这两项临时的政府举措可能“窃取”了未来几个季度的增长，从而提振了第三季度的汽车和房屋销售。

This spurred the company on to an expansion drive and the desire to introduce new models.

在此带动下，该公司对扩张驱动，也希望能让新型号。

Although he was not a top student at school, the thought-provoking program at HKUST spurred him on.

虽然他在中学时期不是顶尖学生，但科大启发思考的课程激励了他。

This may reflect a pick-up in the pace of economic recovery, which may have spurred stronger trucking activity.

这可能反映了经济复苏加快了步伐，而经济复苏则刺激了更为强劲的货运活动。

The developement of mechanical timepieces spurred the research for more accurate sundials with which to regular them.

机械计时器发展的刺激了对更精确日晷的研究，以便用来校正他们（机械计时器）。

That has spurred doting owners to turn to vitamins, aromatherapy and even acupuncture to help their companions through their old age.

这使得对宠物溺爱的宠物主人们转向采用维他命，香薰治疗或甚至于针灸，来帮助自己的“动物朋友”度过晚年。

The euro zone debt crisis has spurred Western investment demand in gold in the second quarter above the levels seen a year ago, Grubb said.

Grubb称，欧元区债务危机将西方国家第二季黄金投资需求推高至一年前水平。

Finally, lampooned by his countrymen for his impotence , he was spurred into action.

最终，国民冷嘲热讽他无能，他才被迫迅速采取行动。

He was spurred on to break my window.

他受人唆使打碎了我的窗子。

A good horse should be seldom spurred.

好马不宜多加鞭。

We are seeing increasing efforts at business reform in no small measure spurred by the Bank's Doing Business Report.

我们注意到，在世行《开展商业活动报告》的激励下，各方正在加大商业改革的力度及规模。

Over a pot of tea, Ms Hanson told Ms Couric her own story: how depression and then breast cancer had spurred her on to help other women.

就着一壶清茶，汉森女士向库里克讲述了自己的故事：抑郁症以及随后的乳腺癌如何促使她走上了帮助其他女性的道路。

Government official say social spending has spurred higher consumption of food among the poor.

政府官员则表示，社会支出使得穷人的食品消费量增加。

China's military is in the middle of a major technology upgrade, spurred on by double digit annual percentage increases in defense spending.

中国军方在一项重大的技术升级中，刺激了两位数的年度国防开支增加的百分比。

The production surge this spurred created the backdrop for the shift of a larger proportion of the rural labor force into manufacturing.

由此出现的生产力大幅提升为更大比例的农村劳动力转向制造业创造了条件。

"Who are we if we cannot reach the Great Wall? " wrote Chairman Mao in 1935 as he spurred on the Red Army during the Long March.

“不到长城非好汉”，毛主席于1935年在长征路上为激励红军写下了这句诗。

Technological innovation was spurred by the general advance in the social organization of knowledge.

技术创新是推动由一般提前在社会组织的知识。

Dry conditions across the American West have spurred water rationing, hurt crop production, and doubled the prevalence of wildfires.

美国西部的干旱状况刺激了水的供应、伤害了农作物种植，也加快了野外火宰的扩散。

My entry was a lark, but it spurred me to spend a lot of time reading through other postings and contemplating the looming Games.

我是抱着好玩的心态参加的，不过我还花了很多时间来阅读其他人的参选宣言，并对这场即将到来的盛会有了深入的思考。

It would also look for the kind of carbon-based chemistry that spurred life on Earth.

它也会寻找那些在地球上激发生命的碳基的化学组成。

Public bus transport is such a service, and the act thus spurred the widespread adoption of wheelchair-accessible bus lifts.

公共交通即属于此类服务项目，因此，这项法律的通过促使公交汽车普遍安装了轮椅登车升降板。

Spurred by America's westward expansion, Pfizer opens offices and a warehouse in Chicago, Illinois, its first location outside New York.

在美国开发西部的带动下，Pfizer公司在伊利诺州芝加哥市开设了办事处和仓库，这是公司在纽约之外的第一个据点。

Signs the U. S. economy is gaining strength have spurred a rally on Wall Street this week, and that in turn drove oil prices up.

有迹象显示美国经济得到强有力的刺激，华尔街本周反弹，这反过来促使油价上涨。

That spurred a great deal of cross-border borrowing that fed prodigious construction booms in Spain and Ireland.

这产生大量的跨国借贷，大大加剧了西班牙和爱尔兰建筑市场泡沫化。

timepieces spurred the search for more accurate sundials with which to regulate them.

机械计时器的发展促使人们寻求更精确。

Spurred by Apple's iPhone, smartphone developers have made great strides over the last three years.

受苹果公司爱疯手机的影响，智能手机开发商们在近三年间取得了长足的进步。

One of the few benefits to emerge from the latest 3D fad is the way it has spurred set-makers to produce televisions with higher resolution.

从最新的3D时尚浮现出的好处之一是，它促使设置决策者生产更高分辨率的电视。

Increased exploration spurred by high oil prices paired with that drop in demand led to two decades of low oil prices.

由高油价刺激的快速增长的勘探再配合上对石油的需求降低，导致了20年的低油价。

Massive reform and incredibly hard work by the Japanese spurred one of the most remarkable revivals in modern history.

日本人的大规模改革和令人难以置信的努力工作，促成了现代历史上最引人注目的经济复苏之一。

By sociologists' calculations, income inequality here is not that far from levels that have spurred social unrest in other nations.

据社会学家估算，中国的收入不平等程度距离引发其他国家社会动荡的水平并不遥远。