spur學測 L6KK [ˈspɝ] ｜ /ˈspɝ/
馬刺（策馬尖刺）·支線（鐵路分支線）·激勵；促進；驅策
一字身兼馬刺、支線、激勵三義
The coach's speech spurred the tired runners to finish the race.
教練的演說激勵疲憊的跑者跑完比賽。
一個畫面：尖刺戳向前
馬靴尖刺靴跟尖刺，催馬前進
鐵軌岔出主線岔出一條支線
話語推促言語像戳一下，推人向前行動
義項
馬靴尖刺C2noun馬刺（策馬尖刺）
The rider tapped the horse gently with his spur.
騎士輕輕用馬刺碰觸馬匹。
a pair of spurswear spurs
鐵軌岔出C2noun支線（鐵路分支線）
A short spur near Taipei links the factory to the main line.
台北附近有一條支線把工廠和主線連接起來。
a railway spura spur line
話語推促C1verb激勵；促進；驅策
The coming exam spurred him to study every night this week.
即將到來的段考激勵他這週每晚用功讀書。
spur someone onspur growth
片語
on the spur of the moment心血來潮 →一時興起，臨時決定
spur someone on背後推一把 →激勵某人繼續做
spurred by curiosity好奇心驅使 →受好奇心驅使而行動
你會不會這樣說？
He felt ___ to work harder after the coach's speech. (spurred / spurned)
看答案
spurred
spurred 是激勵，spurn 是唾棄，兩字形近但意思相反
'A short spur near Taipei links the factory to the main line.' 這裡的 spur 最接近哪個意思？(A) 馬刺 (B) 鐵路支線 (C) 激勵
看答案
(B)
此句描述火車軌道，對應鐵路支線義項
字族
spurred 受到激勵的（過去分詞用法）