urging
noun [ C or U ] uk/ˈɜː.dʒɪŋ/ us/ˈɝː.dʒɪŋ/
敦促;驱策;力劝
the act of strongly advising or encouraging someone to do a particular thing
With their dad's urging, the girls started playing tennis at a young age. 在父亲的敦促下，女孩们很小的时候就开始打网球。
It was only because of Michele's urgings that he sold the house. 正是因为米歇尔的敦促，他才卖掉了房子。
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- He accepted the post largely because of strong urgings from his wife.
- Flu makes thousands of people sick, but they seldom heed urgings to seek the vaccine.
- He is being pressed to retire from boxing, and the most fervent urgings come from those who admire him most.