今日の単語 spur

spur

今日の単語は spur まずは意味を確認しましょう

to encourage an activity or development or make it happen faster

to push spurs into the side of a horse to make it go faster

a sharp, wheel-shaped metal object that is attached to the heel of boots worn by people riding horses and is used to encourage the horse to go faster

If one thing spurs you to do another, it encourages you to do it.

乗馬の〕拍車

〔行為などを〕誘発させる［動機付ける・駆り立てる］もの、〔比喩としての〕拍車

拍車をかける、ですね。では例文も見ておきましょう

Breakthrough COVID-19 infections spur strong antibody responses -　A recent study looked at the strength, durability and breadth of neutralizing antibody responses generated by breakthrough infections in individuals vaccinated against SARS-CoV2.　The researchers wanted to understand what effect catching the virus after being vaccinated has on neutralizing antibodies, and to see how durable and broad these responses are. Their hope is that advancing such knowledge will help guide vaccination policies and pandemic mitigation strategies.　(from Science Daily)

ブレイクスルー感染が抗体にどのような影響があるのか。もっとわかればワクチン接種の方針作りや感染現象にも役立てることができます。

Spurred (on) by her early success, she went on to write four more novels in rapid succession.

早く成功したことで拍車がかかりました。

Rising consumer sales have the effect of spurring the economy to faster growth.

消費が増えれば経済成長に拍車がかかります。

The trade pacts will spur an exodus of U.S. businesses to Mexico.

その貿易協定でより多くのビジネスがアメリカからメキシコに流出するでしょう

　今日の単語は

spur 拍車をかける

でした

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