| 词汇 | urge on |
| 释义 | Phr V urge on urges, urging, urged urge on sb or urge sb on to encourage someone to do or achieve somethingThe crowd was cheering and urging her on.Urged on by his coach, he finished the race in record time. urge sth on/upon sb to persuade or force someone to accept or do somethingDiplomats urged the peace treaty upon the two sides. ! Urge upon is more formal than urge on and is mostly used in writing. urge sth on/upon sb • urge on/upon sb sth to try to persuade someone that they must do something or must behave in a particular way: The Soviets then changed their position, urging caution on Nasser. MacArthur had urged on Taft the importance of concluding a peace treaty quickly. urge on1. To prompt, compel, encourage, or plead with one to take some action. I was hesitant to testify, but my wife urged me on. We stood at the end of the race to cheer and urge the athletes on for their final stretch. Every time we paused to rest, the officers urged us on. 2. To prompt, compel, or encourage one to take or use something. In this usage, a noun or pronoun is used between "urge" and "on." I wish they would quit urging these newfangled operating systems on us. I hated having to urge unnecessary plans and upgrades on customers when I worked in retail. urge something (up)on someoneto try to get someone to take something. (Upon is formal and less commonly used than on.) Arnold urged the new policy on the employees. He urged restraint upon them. urge onv. To move or impel someone or something to action, effort, or speed: The orator urged on the excited crowd to applaud even more loudly. The travelers were tired of walking, but the thought of a hot meal and warm bed urged them on. |
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