1.spur [spɜː]
n. 马刺;鼓舞,刺激
v. 刺激,激励,促进
Rising consumer sales have the effect of spurring the economy to faster growth.
上升的零售量能够刺激经济更加快速地增长。
2.*spirit ['spɪrɪt]
n. 精神;心灵,灵魂;情绪(spirits)
team spirit 团队精神
spiritual adj. 精神的,心灵的
3.aspire [ə'spaɪə]
v. 渴望,立志,追求
The students don’t aspire to become professionals.
这些学生不渴望成为专业人士。
4.*eager ['iːgə]
adj. 渴望的,热切的
the children’s eager faces 孩子们热切的脸庞
She sounded very eager to meet you.
她听起来很渴望见到你。
5.*keen [kiːn]
adj. 敏锐的;热衷的,渴望的
a keen sense of smell 灵敏的嗅觉
She's keen on (playing) tennis.
她很喜欢打网球。
6.*desire [dɪ'zaɪə]
v./n. 欲望,要求,渴望
We all desire happiness and health.
我们都渴望幸福和健康。
desirable adj. 令人满意的;值得要的
7.*inspire [ɪn'spaɪə]
v. 鼓舞,启示,使产生灵感
He was inspired by the way the wares were displayed.
他从商品陈列的方式里有所启发。
inspiration n. 灵感,鼓舞
8.conspiracy [kən'spɪrəsɪ]
n. 阴谋,共谋
She has been charged with conspiracy to murder.
她被指控策划谋杀。
9.intrigue [ɪn'triːg]
n. 密谋;阴谋,诡计
vt. 使很感兴趣
a tale of political intrigue 政治阴谋的传闻
Throughout history, people have been intrigued by the question of whether there is intelligent life elsewhere in the universe.
纵观历史,人们一直被这样一个问题吸引着——宇宙的其他地方是否也存在着有智力的生物?
10.*scheme [skiːm]
n. 方案,计划;阴谋,诡计
v. 密谋,策划
a training scheme 培训计划
a savings scheme 储蓄金计划
All her assistants were scheming against her.
她所有的大臣都在密谋反对她。