urge
verbVerb Forms
Phrasal Verbspresent 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;力勸 - urge somebody to do something
If you ever get the chance to visit this place, I strongly urge you to do so. 如果你有機會參觀這個地方,我強烈敦促你這樣做。 Police are urging anyone who saw the accident to contact them immediately. 警方敦促事故的目擊者立即與警方聯系。 She urged him to stay. 她力勸他留下。 I urge people to vote yes on May 5. 我敦促人們在5月5日投贊成票。 The charity urged the government to reconsider its decision. 慈善機構敦促政府重新考慮其決定。 The authorities urged residents to stay indoors. 當局敦促居民呆在室内。 The NFU is urging its members to support the proposed scheme. 全國婦聯正在敦促其成員支持拟議的計劃。 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來。 - urge that…
The report urged that all children be taught to swim. 這份報告呼籲教所有的兒童遊泳。 - urge (somebody) + speech
‘Why not give it a try?’ she urged (him). “爲什麽不試一試呢?” 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. 我們建議你早點兒預訂航班。 a recommended price of $50 建議售價 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. 我勸你别告訴他。
recommend or advise? Advise is a stronger word than recommend and is often used when the person giving the advice is in a position of authority: Police are advising fans without tickets to stay away. • Police are recommending fans without tickets to stay away. I advise you… can suggest that you know better than the person you are advising: this may cause offence if they are your equal or senior to you. I recommend… mainly suggests that you are trying to be helpful and is less likely to cause offence. Recommend is often used with more positive advice to tell somebody about possible benefits and advise with more negative advice to warn somebody about possible dangers: He advised reading the book before seeing the movie. • I would recommend against going out on your own.用 recommend 還是 advise? - advocate (formal
) to support or recommend something publicly: 指擁護、公開支持、提倡: The group does not advocate the use of violence. 該團體不支持使用暴力。
- urge (formal
) to recommend something strongly: 指大力推薦、竭力主張: The situation is dangerous and the UN is urging caution. 局勢岌岌可危,聯合國力主謹慎行事。
- 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. 他不斷敦促政府處理此事。 ‘Get on with it!’ he urged her impatiently. “繼續!他不耐煩地催促她。 ‘Please come!’ he urged. “請務必前來!”他勸道。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- strongly
- gently
- constantly
- …
- urge somebody to do something
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to recommend something strongly 大力推薦;竭力主張 - urge something
The situation is dangerous and the UN is urging caution. 局勢岌岌可危,聯合國力主謹慎行事。 EU foreign ministers urged an independent inquiry into allegations of human rights violations. 歐盟外交部長敦促對侵犯人權的指控進行獨立調查。 - urge something on/upon somebody
The prime minister is urging restraint on Washington. 首相敦促華盛頓保持克制。 He urged a tax increase upon congress as a way of damping down consumer spending. 他敦促國會增稅,作爲抑制消費者支出的一種方式。
- 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 驅趕;鞭策
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Latin urgere ‘press, drive’.