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单词 to put spurs to
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to put (also set) (†the) spurs to
b. to put (also set) (the) spurs to, to impel or urge on by spurring; = spur v.1 i. Also figurative.
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society > travel > transport > riding on horse (or other animal) > ride (a horse or other animal) [verb (transitive)] > urge on > spur
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to put (also set) (the) spurs to1553
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the mind > will > motivation > motivate [verb (transitive)] > incite or instigate > bring about by incitement
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to put (also set) (the) spurs to1819
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1553 J. Brende tr. Q. Curtius Rufus Hist. ix. f. 177v He put spores to his horse.
1561 R. Eden in tr. M. Cortés Arte Nauigation Pref. sig. ¶ ivv I may..seme to put the spurres to a runnyng horse, as saith the Prouerbe.
1603 R. Knolles Gen. Hist. Turkes 313 He..put spurres to his horse, and fiercely charged the front of Scanderbegs armie.
1770 J. Langhorne & W. Langhorne tr. Plutarch Lives IV. 284 At the same time they put spurs to their horses.
1819 W. Scott Bride of Lammermoor viii, in Tales of my Landlord 3rd Ser. II. 170 I must have spurs put to Lady Ashton's motions.
1857 J. G. Holland Bay-path xix. 221 A motive force, by which the spurs were put to resolution.
1889 ‘V. Fane’ Helen Davenant I. 16 He put spurs to his horse as soon as he got outside upon the high road.
(b)1565 T. Cooper Thesaurus at Incito Settyng spurres to his horse to gallop amonge his ennemies.1588 T. Kyd tr. T. Tasso Housholders Philos. f. 1 Seeing the ayre wexe blacke..I began to set spurs to my Horse.1600 J. Pory tr. J. Leo Africanus Geogr. Hist. Afr. ii. 70 Setting spurs to his horse-side, he cast himselfe..downe headlong.1623 W. Lisle in tr. Ælfric Saxon Treat. Old & New Test. 36 Iohn set spurs to his horse, and made after him.1819 W. Scott Bride of Lammermoor viii*, in Tales of my Landlord 3rd Ser. II. 177 The Captain proceeded..to set spurs to her resolution.1889 A. Conan Doyle Micah Clarke xxx. 313 He set spurs to his horse.elliptical.a1616 W. Shakespeare Merry Wives of Windsor (1623) iv. v. 64 They..set spurres, and away; like three Germane-diuels. View more context for this quotation1652 J. Wright tr. J.-P. Camus Nature's Paradox vii. 139 Hee set Spurs and hasted after his Companions.a1684 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1646 (1955) II. 512 We set spurrs & endeavor'd to ride away.1811 W. R. Spencer Poems 19 My spurs are set; Away, away.1849 G. P. R. James Woodman II. iii. 36 Quick, spurs to your horse, and away for Sir William.
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