urge

urge

英 ['ɜːdʒ]
　　美 [ɝdʒ]

vt. 力勸，催促；驅策，推進
　　n. 強烈的欲望，迫切要求；推動力
　　vi. 強烈要求

v.(動詞)urge的基本意思是“力勸”“敦促”,指外部或內部的影響或壓力激勵某人達到明確的目的。引申可表示“強烈要求”等。urge可以接名詞、動名詞或that從句作賓語,從句中的謂語動詞多用虛擬式。有時也可接由動詞不定式充當補足語的復合賓語。urge作動詞時後面接指人的詞和不定式，意為“催促……”，並隱指被催促者有相悖的回應。

He urged her to go, but she refused.

I urge that he do (NOT does) his best.

中文詞源：

urge 催促

來自PIE*wreg, 推，驅動，詞源同wreak, wrack.

例句：

1. He had an urge to open a shop of his own.
他很想自己開一傢店。

2. He denounces people who urge him to alter his ways.
他指責那些督促他改變習慣的人。

3. Once inside her apartment she felt an urge to brush her teeth.
一回到自己的公寓，她就有一種想要刷牙的沖動。

4. Tsvetayeva was possessed by a frenzied urge to get out of Moscow.
茨維塔耶娃內心有一種想要離開莫斯科的狂熱沖動。

5. We urge colleges and universities to demystify the selection process.
我們敦促各學院和大學澄清其甄選學生的過程。