一、详细释义:
n.
强烈的欲望,迫切的要求,冲动 [C]
例句:
He no longer has the urge to write letters to anybody.
他再也没有想要给任何人写信的欲望了。
例句:
There was an undeniable urge within that pushed me relentlessly to do this.
是内心一股无法遏制的冲动让我不停地去画。
v.
催促,力劝,规劝 [I,T]
例句:
It was already rather late, thus we decide to urge the customer.
已经相当晚了,所以我们决定催促客户。
例句:
She urged him to try the soup.
她力劝他去试试这种汤。
【正式】极力主张,强烈要求 [I,T]
例句:
I also urge more Americans to return to the classroom, this time as teachers.
我还极力主张更多的美国人作为教师重返课堂。
例句:
He urge all concerned to take an active part In the work.
他要求有关人员都积极参加这项工作。
推进,驱策 [T]
例句:
Sometimes riders urge their horses on with whips.
骑马的人有时用鞭子策马前进。
例句:
He was urged by his conscience.
他受良心所驱策。
推,拉 [I,T]
例句:
He slipped his arm around her waist and urged her away from the window.
他揽住她的腰,拉着她离开了窗边。
例句:
'Come on, Grace,' he was urging her, 'don't wait, hurry up.'
“快点啦,格雷丝,”他催促道,“别等了,快点。”
二、词义辨析:
induce,persuade,urge,convince,counsel,coax
这些动词均有“劝说,劝导,劝诱”之意。induce指用讲道理来使某人做某事。persuade普通用词,指通过劝说、感情交流等而使对方做劝说者所希望的事。urge语气强,指不断地热情地规劝诱导。convince指凭行动、事实或言语使他人从思想感情上信服。counsel较正式用词,指对一些较重大事情所提出的劝告。有时也用于非正式场合,但仍强调严肃的一面。coax指用好话善意或耐心劝诱、哄骗某人做某事。
三、参考例句:
Many physicians urge aerobic exercise.
很多医生鼓励有氧运动。
Urge the makeable bill of current month.
催促当月可开单据。
We urge actions to be taken immediately.
我们强烈要求立即采取措施。
The urge to survive drove them on.
求生的欲望驱使他们继续努力。
I desperately fought the urge to giggle.
我拼命地想忍住笑。
In later years, the urge to ejaculate becomes less pressing.
在后来的岁月里,射精的强烈欲望减弱了。
I strongly urge you to give up smoking.
我力劝你戒烟。
Young people might urge their parents to give up smoking.
年轻人可能会敦促他们的父母戒烟。