单词 | spurne |
释义 | spurne in British English (spɜːn) verb (transitive) archaic to spur spur in British English (spɜː) noun 1. a pointed device or sharp spiked wheel fixed to the heel of a rider's boot to enable him or her to urge the horse on 2. anything serving to urge or encourage the increase in salary was a spur to their production 3. a sharp horny projection from the leg just above the claws in male birds, such as the domestic cock 4. a pointed process in any of various animals; calcar 5. a tubular extension at the base of the corolla in flowers such as larkspur 6. a short or stunted branch of a tree 7. a ridge projecting laterally from a mountain or mountain range 8. a wooden prop or a masonry reinforcing pier 9. another name for groyne 10. Also called: spur track a railway branch line or siding 11. a short side road leading off a main road a motorway spur 12. a sharp cutting instrument attached to the leg of a gamecock 13. on the spur of the moment 14. win one's spurs verbWord forms: spurs, spurring or spurred 15. (transitive) to goad or urge with or as if with spurs 16. (intransitive) to go or ride quickly; press on 17. (transitive) to injure or strike with a spur 18. (transitive) to provide with a spur or spurs |
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