urge學測 L5KK [ˈɝdʒ] ｜ /ˈɝdʒ/
強烈衝動；渴望·力勸；敦促·（以歡呼）激勵
動詞名詞皆常考，形近urgent易混淆
During class, he kept feeling an urge to check his phone.
上課時，他不斷有股衝動想看手機。
一個畫面：背後被推一把
內心衝動心裡有股按捺不住的力量
開口力勸用言語推對方去做
吶喊助威用歡呼把人往前推
義項
深夜衝動B2noun強烈衝動；渴望
The night before his exam, he felt a strong urge to clean his room instead of studying.
段考前一晚，他突然有股衝動想打掃房間，而不想唸書。
a strong urgeresist the urge
老師催促B2verb力勸；敦促
The teacher urged the students to finish their homework on time.
老師敦促學生準時完成作業。
urge the governmenturge action
看台吶喊B2verb（以歡呼）激勵
All the fans urged the runner on with loud cheers.
所有球迷用響亮的歡呼聲為那位跑者加油打氣。
urge the team onurge him on
片語
feel the urge忍不住衝動 →心裡湧起一股衝動
urge him on喊聲加油 →用歡呼幫他打氣
urge the government催促行動 →敦促政府採取行動
你會不會這樣說？
He felt a strong ___ to skip class and go home. (urge / urgent)
看答案
urge
urge是名詞衝動，urgent是形容詞緊急的，兩字外形相近易混淆。
'The teacher urged the students to finish their homework on time.' 這裡的 urge 最接近哪個意思？(A) 忍不住的衝動 (B) 力勸；敦促 (C) 以歡呼鼓動
看答案
(B)
此句是老師勸學生完成作業，對應力勸敦促的義項，而非衝動或歡呼鼓動。
字族
urgent 緊急的；急迫的・urgency 急迫；緊急性