urge /ˈɝʤ/
衝動,推動力,迫切的要求(vt.)驅策,力勸,力陳,推動(vi.)強烈要求
Urge v. t. [imp. & p. p. Urged p. pr. & vb. n. Urging ]
1. To press; to push; to drive; to impel; to force onward.
Through the thick deserts headlong urged his flight. --Pope.
2. To press the mind or will of; to ply with motives, arguments, persuasion, or importunity.
My brother never
Did urge me in his act; I did inquire it. --Shak.
3. To provoke; to exasperate. [R.]
Urge not my father's anger. --Shak.
4. To press hard upon; to follow closely
Heir urges heir, like wave impelling wave. --Pope.
5. To present in an urgent manner; to press upon attention; to insist upon; as, to urge an argument; to urge the necessity of a case.
6. To treat with forcible means; to take severe or violent measures with; as, to urge an ore with intense heat.
Syn: -- To animate; incite; impel; instigate; stimulate; encourage.
Urge v. i.
1. To press onward or forward. [R.]
2. To be pressing in argument; to insist; to persist.
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urge
n 1: an instinctive motive; "profound religious impulses" [syn: impulse]
2: a strong restless desire; "why this urge to travel?" [syn: itch]
v 1: force or impel in an indicated direction; "I urged him to
finish his studies" [syn: urge on, press, exhort]
2: push for something; "The travel agent recommended strongly
that we not travel on Thanksgiving Day" [syn: recommend,
advocate]
3: urge on or encourage especially by shouts; "The crowd
cheered the demonstrating strikers" [syn: cheer, inspire,
barrack, urge on, exhort, pep up]