spur

/spɜː/· 及物动词

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spur
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Chinese meaning

刺cì激jī,引yǐn发fā,促cù使shǐ

刺cì激jī,促cù使shǐ发fā生shēng

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创chuàng业yè公gōng司sī爆bào红hóng吸xī金jīn同tóng时shí引yǐn发fā隐yǐn私sī担dān忧yōu

Example

The startup is only a year old but it has already generated a massive amount of hype (and money) while also spurring privacy concerns.

这zhè家jiā创chuàng业yè公gōng司sī成chéng立lì仅jǐn一yī年nián,却què已yǐ经jīng引yǐn爆bào了le巨jù大dà的de热rè度dù(和hé资zī金jīn),同tóng时shí也yě引yǐn发fā了le隐yǐn私sī方fāng面miàn的de担dān忧yōu。

Source: TechCrunch · 27 Aug 2026

Background ✎

成chéng立lì仅jǐn一yī年nián的deAI创chuàng业yè公gōng司sīInstinct刚gāng完wán成chéng新xīn一yī轮lún融róng资zī,估gū值zhí达dá25亿yì美měi元yuán,爆bào红hóng吸xī金jīn的de同tóng时shí也yě引yǐn发fā了le外wài界jiè对duì其qí隐yǐn私sī问wèn题tí的de担dān忧yōu。

Roots · etymology

源自古英语 spora(马刺),本义"踢"

  • 单纯词,不可拆(本义"马刺",引申为刺激物)

Collocations

  • spur growth / spur concerns / spur demand

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