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vt.催促；推进，驱策；力劝，规劝；极力主张

n.刺激，冲动；推动力

vi.催促；强烈要求，竭力主张

verb

1. 敦促；催促；力劝
   to advise or try hard to persuade sb to do sth
   1. She urged him to stay.
      她力劝他留下。
   2. The report urged that all children be taught to swim.
      这份报告呼吁给所有的儿童教授游泳。
2. 大力推荐；竭力主张
   to recommend sth strongly
   1. The situation is dangerous, and the UN is urging caution.
      局势岌岌可危，联合国力主谨慎行事。
3. 驱赶；鞭策
   to make a person or an animal move more quickly and/or in a particular direction, especially by pushing or forcing them
   1. He urged his horse forward.
      他策马前行。

noun

1. 强烈的欲望；冲动
   a strong desire to do sth
   1. sexual urges
      性冲动
   2. I had a sudden urge to hit him.
      我突然很想揍他一顿。

过去式:urged 现在分词:urging 过去分词:urged 第三人称单数:urges 名词复数形式:urges

urge 催促

来自PIE*wreg, 推，驱动，词源同wreak, wrack.

1. It is all very well to urge people to give more to charity when they have less, but is it really fair?
   鼓励那些自身并不富裕的人更多地投身慈善事业固然没错，但这么做真的公平吗？
2. The President has a strong political urge to conciliate
   总统有进行安抚的强烈政治意愿。
3. We urge colleges and universities to demystify the selection process.
   我们敦促各学院和大学澄清其甄选学生的过程。
4. He felt pleasantly drowsy and had to fight off the urge to sleep.
   他感觉昏昏欲睡，只好尽量克制睡意。
5. The urge to fast-forward is almost irresistible.
   快速进带的冲动几乎压制不住。
6. I desperately fought the urge to giggle
   我拼命地想忍住笑。
7. He fought with the urge to smoke one of the cigars he'd given up awhile ago
   他努力克制自己的烟瘾，不去抽一支戒掉没多久的雪茄。
8. At school he played bass in a pop group called The Urge.
   他上学的时候在一个叫“冲动”的流行乐队中担任贝司手。
9. His urge for revenge would never infect her.
   他的强烈复仇渴望永远不会影响到她。
10. Once inside her apartment she felt an urge to brush her teeth.
    一回到自己的公寓，她就有一种想要刷牙的冲动。
11. Tsvetayeva was possessed by a frenzied urge to get out of Moscow.
    茨维塔耶娃内心有一种想要离开莫斯科的狂热冲动。
12. The conflict between the urge for self-expression and the pressure to conform is a central one for her
    想要表现自我的欲望和被迫从众的压力对她来说是一个最主要的冲突。
13. The police have the same human urge for self-preservation as the rest of us.
    警察和我们其他人一样，都有自我保护的人类本能。
14. The firm has taken out adverts in national newspapers to urge customers to return suspect products
    该公司在全国性的报纸上登出广告，催促顾客退回疑似假冒产品。
15. He continued to urge the Conservative Party to tilt rightwards
    他继续敦促保守党奉行右倾路线。
16. They urged parliament to approve plans for their reform programme
    他们敦促议会批准他们的改革方案。
17. He urged employers and trade unions to adapt their pay settlements to the economic circumstances.
    他敦促雇主和工会根据经济条件调整工资方案。
18. 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。
19. '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。”
20. He urged restraint on the security forces
    他力主对安全部队设限。
21. We urge vigorous action to be taken immediately.
    我们强烈要求立即采取有力措施。
22. He had an urge to open a shop of his own
    他很想自己开一家店。
23. I have often talked about why we want to be mothers, but none of us can describe the urge exactly.
    我经常谈到我们为什么想做母亲，但没有一个人能准确地描述这种冲动。
24. He denounces people who urge him to alter his ways
    他指责那些督促他改变习惯的人。
25. It is impolite for one to urge other people to drink in the west.
    在西方，过分劝酒是不礼貌的。
26. We should constantly urge ourselves on to study hard.
    我们要经常鞭策自己努力学习。
27. You must urge the children on or we'll never get home.
    你必须催促孩子们赶路，不然我们永远也到不了家。
28. Your progress will urge us to work hard.
    你的进步会促进我们努力学习。
29. We must urge that delegates be elected from the various factories.
    我们必须强烈要求代表由各个工厂选出来。
30. Success will urge people on to greater efforts.
    成绩能刺激人们作出更大的努力。