spur /spə:/ I. vt. (spurred, spurring) 1. 激励，鞭策，促进：to spur production (one’s recovery) 促进生产(康复) Pride spurred the man to fight. 自尊心激励这个人去战斗。Rising consumer sales have the effect of spurring the economy to faster growth. 消费能够刺激经济迅速增长。2. 用马刺驱马前进：She spurred her horse towards the hedge.她用踢马刺驱马冲向障碍物。‖II. n. ［c］ 1. 刺激(物)，激励，动力：Ambition was the spur that made him work. 雄心壮志是使他工作的动力。 2. 用于习语 on the spur of the moment突发奇想的，没有计划的：We just jumped in a car on the spur of the moment and drove to the seaside.我们突发奇想，上了一辆车开到海边去。