The scientist felt a strong urge to publish her findings quickly, fearing another team might reach the same conclusion first.
这位科学家强烈催促自己尽快发表研究结果，担心其他团队可能抢先得出相同结论。
Which choice best defines “urge”?
B — Desire, strong push. “urge” means desire, strong push.
Which word means “desire, strong push”?
C — urge. “urge” means desire, strong push.
urge — desire, strong push. In Chinese: 鼓励，催促.
urge is pronounced /ɜːrdʒ/.
The scientist felt a strong urge to publish her findings quickly, fearing another team might reach the same conclusion first. (这位科学家强烈催促自己尽快发表研究结果，担心其他团队可能抢先得出相同结论。)
impulse, prompting, compulsion — all close in meaning to urge (desire, strong push).
deterrence, discouragement — each the opposite of urge (desire, strong push).
Yes. urge is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
urge(impulse).