1urge sb (to do sth);urge sth to advise or try hard to persuade sb to do sth 敦促;力劝:
I urged him to fight the decision.我力劝他反对那个决定。Drivers are urged to take care on icy roads.当局劝告司机在结冰的道路上小心驾驶。Police urge caution on the icy roads.路上结冰,警方敦促大家要小心。
2 to force sb/sth to go in a certain direction 驱策;激励:
He urged his horse over the fence.他策马跨过栏栅。
urge sb on to encourage sb 鼓励(某人):
The captain urged his team on.队长鼓励队员们继续努力。
urge²
/ɜ:dʒ ||; ɝdʒ/noun
[C] a strong need or desire 强烈的欲望;冲动:
sexual/creative urges性冲动;创新欲
urge1/ɝdʒ; ɜːdʒ/v [T] to strongly suggest that someone do something 敦促﹔强烈要求﹔竭力主张: urge sb to do sth Her friends urged her to go to France. 她的朋友力劝她去法国。+that The report urged that there should be no further cuts. 报告竭力主张不能继续削减开支。urge sb on phr v to encourage someone to try harder, go faster etc 激励: Urged on by the crowd, they scored two more goals. 受到观众的激励﹐他们又进了两球。
urge2n [C] a strong wish or need 强烈的欲望﹔冲动: sexual urges 性冲动urge to do sth I felt a sudden urge to hit him. 我突然很想揍他一顿。
urgeurgeurges2nouna strong feeling that you want to do something: I had a sudden urge to laugh.urgeurgeurgesurgedurging1verb (urges, urging, urged)to try to make somebody do something: I urged him to stay for dinner.