spurred

adj.装有马刺的

刺激；激励；激发；鞭策

动词

1. His failure in the competition spurred him to work even harder for the next one.
在比赛中失败激励他更加努力备战下一次比赛。

2. The team's success in the previous game spurred their confidence going into the final.
过去比赛中的成功激发了他们进入决赛的信心。