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单词 spurred
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Definition of spurred in English:

spurred

adjective spəːdspərd
  • 1(of a rider or their boots) having a spiked device on the heels for urging a horse forward.

    two young men appeared booted and spurred
    the clank of spurred boots
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Many horses are dangerous to a spurred rider until they have been trained.
    • He's standing on the corner in spurred cowboy boots and a hand-painted Stetson, just a-strumming and a-singing.
    • The children were eternally running to meet a spurred horseman.
    • They wore dark blue breeches and spurred riding boots.
    • The wooden sidewalks suddenly overflowed with clogs, sabots, and other, spurred footwear.
    1. 1.1 (especially of the legs of a game bird) having a horny spike or pointed growth, used in fighting.
      a lone gamecock stood propped on stiff spurred legs by one corner
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Table 9 shows the number of spurred species in various families and subfamilies of gallinaceous birds.
      • The first hen was large and good, and the second was a fair spurred bird.
      • Among the multiple-spurred birds, there is often a different number of spurs on the two legs, as is, indeed, the case with this species.
      • She glimpsed a spurred fin on its back and a ridged tail before it vanished into the hole dug by its claws.
      • Celebrated for their large, full, bold, black eyes, long and strong beaks, and very hard breasts, they are also noted for their spurred hens.
    2. 1.2Botany (of a flower) having a slender tubular projection from the base, typically containing nectar.
      the spurred flowers are 15mm in diameter
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Its spurred blossoms come in shades of pumpkin, peachy rose, gold, ruby, and pale lemon.
      • These columbines have bell-shaped flowers, spurred petals, and self-coloured tepals.
      • The spurred perianth leaf is a secondary structure.
      • There are five petals, and the basal petals are spurred.
      • The plant is compact and deciduous, with rich bronze-red in both new and autumn leaves, and spurred white flowers like little bells.
 
 

Definition of spurred in US English:

spurred

adjectivespərdspərd
  • 1(of a rider or their boots) having a spiked device on the heels for urging a horse forward.

    two young men appeared booted and spurred
    the clank of spurred boots
    Example sentencesExamples
    • He's standing on the corner in spurred cowboy boots and a hand-painted Stetson, just a-strumming and a-singing.
    • They wore dark blue breeches and spurred riding boots.
    • The children were eternally running to meet a spurred horseman.
    • The wooden sidewalks suddenly overflowed with clogs, sabots, and other, spurred footwear.
    • Many horses are dangerous to a spurred rider until they have been trained.
    1. 1.1 (especially of the legs of a game bird) having a horny spike or pointed growth, used in fighting.
      a lone gamecock stood propped on stiff spurred legs by one corner
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Table 9 shows the number of spurred species in various families and subfamilies of gallinaceous birds.
      • She glimpsed a spurred fin on its back and a ridged tail before it vanished into the hole dug by its claws.
      • Among the multiple-spurred birds, there is often a different number of spurs on the two legs, as is, indeed, the case with this species.
      • The first hen was large and good, and the second was a fair spurred bird.
      • Celebrated for their large, full, bold, black eyes, long and strong beaks, and very hard breasts, they are also noted for their spurred hens.
    2. 1.2Botany (of a flower) having a slender tubular projection from the base, typically containing nectar.
      the spurred flowers are 15 mm in diameter
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The spurred perianth leaf is a secondary structure.
      • These columbines have bell-shaped flowers, spurred petals, and self-coloured tepals.
      • Its spurred blossoms come in shades of pumpkin, peachy rose, gold, ruby, and pale lemon.
      • There are five petals, and the basal petals are spurred.
      • The plant is compact and deciduous, with rich bronze-red in both new and autumn leaves, and spurred white flowers like little bells.
 
 
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