urge
verbVerb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they urge | |
| he / she / it urges | |
| past simple urged | |
| past participle urged | |
| -ing form urging |
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to advise or try hard to persuade somebody to do something 敦促；催促；力劝 - urge somebody to do something
If you ever get the chance to visit this place, I strongly urge you to do so. 如果你有机会参观这个地方，我强烈敦促你这样做。 Police are urging anyone who saw the accident to contact them immediately. 警方敦促事故的目击者立即与警方联系。 She urged him to stay. 她力劝他留下。 I urge people to vote yes on May 5. 我敦促人们在5月5日投赞成票。 The charity urged the government to reconsider its decision. 慈善机构敦促政府重新考虑其决定。 The authorities urged residents to stay indoors. 当局敦促居民呆在室内。 The NFU is urging its members to support the proposed scheme. 全国妇联正在敦促其成员支持拟议的计划。 The police are urging anyone with new information to come forward. 警方敦促任何有新消息的人站出来。 - urge that…
The report urged that all children be taught to swim. 这份报告呼吁教所有的儿童游泳。 - urge (somebody) + speech
‘Why not give it a try?’ she urged (him). “为什么不试一试呢？” 她敦促（他）道。
Synonyms recommendrecommend- advise
- advocate
- urge
- recommend to tell somebody what you think they should do in a particular situation; to say what you think the price or level of something should be:
We’d recommend you to book your flight early. 我们建议你早点儿预订航班。 a recommended price of $50 建议售价 50 美元
- advise to tell somebody what you think they should do in a particular situation:
I’d advise you not to tell him. 我劝你别告诉他。
recommend or advise? 用 recommend 还是 advise？ - advocate (formal
) to support or recommend something publicly: 指拥护、公开支持、提倡： The group does not advocate the use of violence. 该团体不支持使用暴力。
- urge (formal
) to recommend something strongly: 指大力推荐、竭力主张： 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。
- to recommend/advise/advocate/urge that…
- It is recommended/advised/advocated/urged that…
- to recommend/advise/urge somebody to do something
- to recommend/advise/advocate doing something
- to strongly recommend/advise/advocate somebody/something
Extra ExamplesTopics Suggestions and adviceb2, Discussion and agreementb2He has repeatedly urged the government to do something about this. 他不断敦促政府处理此事。 ‘Get on with it!’ he urged her impatiently. “继续！他不耐烦地催促她。 ‘Please come!’ he urged. “请务必前来！”他劝道。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- strongly
- gently
- constantly
- …
- urge somebody to do something
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to recommend something strongly 大力推荐；竭力主张 - urge something
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。 EU foreign ministers urged an independent inquiry into allegations of human rights violations. 欧盟外交部长敦促对侵犯人权的指控进行独立调查。 - urge something on/upon somebody
The prime minister is urging restraint on Washington. 首相敦促华盛顿保持克制。 He urged a tax increase upon congress as a way of damping down consumer spending. 他敦促国会增税，作为抑制消费者支出的一种方式。
- urge something
- urge somebody/something + adv./prep. (formal)
to make a person or an animal move more quickly and/or in a particular direction, especially by pushing or forcing them 驱赶；鞭策
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Latin urgere ‘press, drive’.