The prize money acted as a spur to his efforts.
奖金作为他努力的刺激。
Which word is the best synonym for “spur” as used in the sentence: “The coach”s passionate speech was meant to spur the team to victory''?
A — Encourage. “spur” means v. stimulate; encourage; motivate
The promise of a shiny prize helped ______ the students to study harder.
B — spur. “spur” means v. stimulate; encourage; motivate
spur — v. stimulate; encourage; motivate. In Chinese: 刺激；鞭策.
spur is pronounced /spɜːr/. It breaks into 1 syllable: spur.
The prize money acted as a spur to his efforts. (奖金作为他努力的刺激。)
(v.) incite, encourage (n.) incentive — all close in meaning to spur (v. stimulate; encourage; motivate).
Yes. spur appears on the iSEE Vocab Upper list, which covers 804 words for the ISEE and SSAT.
spur (Spur) → stimulate, drive.