【例1】His father gave him a pair of boots with spur as birthday gift.他的父親送他一雙帶靴刺的靴子作為生日禮物。
【例2】A booming economy sometimes causes a spur in prices.飛速發(fā)展的經(jīng)濟(jì)有時(shí)會(huì)刺激物價(jià)的上漲。
【例3】The pain I suffered was intense, but it only served to spur me to greater efforts to overcome my antagonist.盡管傷口很痛,但它卻能激勵(lì)我更努力地去戰(zhàn)勝對(duì)手。
【同義替換】stimulate; encourage, inspire, impel
★ contemplate
v.盤(pán)算;周密考慮;注視,凝視
【例1】The CEO is contemplating visiting London next week.那名首席執(zhí)行官打算下周訪問(wèn)倫敦。
【例2】The politician was contemplating the changing situation with concern.那位政治家正在認(rèn)真考慮變化著的局勢(shì)。
【例3】Bill stood there contemplating the famous painting.比爾站在那里仔細(xì)地觀賞著那幅名畫(huà)。