urge /ə:dʒ/ I. n. ［c］ 强烈的欲望，迫切的要求：have an urge to travel有去旅行的强烈欲望；control one’s sexual urges控制性欲 ‖II. vt.驱策，鼓励；催促，力劝：urge a person’s study 鼓励某人用功；urge a person to do/into doing sth. 敦促某人做某事 He urged that we (should) take such steps. 他极力主张我们采取这些步骤。urge on 加油，鼓劲：The crowd was cheering and urging her on all through the race. 人群欢呼，在整个比赛中给她加油。
urgency /ˈə:dʒənsi/ n. ［u］紧急；迫切：a matter of great urgency非常紧急的事情The urgency of the situation requires that we should make an immediate decision.局势紧迫, 需要我们立即做出决定。
urgent /ˈə:dʒənt/ adj. 急迫的，紧要的，催逼的：an urgent telephone call (appeal) 紧急电话(呼吁)：be in urgent 急需 They were urgent for the doctor to come. 他们催医生前来。［考句］ Since the matter was extremely urgent, we dealt with it immediately. 因为事情非常紧急，我们立即进行了处理。
