Dec 3, 2013 01:44
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English term
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spur
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Medical
Medical (general)
Two scientist broke important ground on how to spur, and prevent, the growth of viral disease.
What does "spur" exactly mean in this context?
Spur could mean stimulate, incite, prompt or support. Is it related to the growth of viral disease? If so, why someone would support the growth of a viral disease?
Could you please explain it?
Thanks so much.
What does "spur" exactly mean in this context?
Spur could mean stimulate, incite, prompt or support. Is it related to the growth of viral disease? If so, why someone would support the growth of a viral disease?
Could you please explain it?
Thanks so much.
Responses
| 2 +6 | encourage |
Shera Lyn Parpia
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| 3 | to spur the prevention of ... |
Marga Shaw
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+6
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Shera Lyn Parpia
Italy
Italy
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English
Specializes in field
Italy
translating meaning, not just words
Native in: English
Works in: English to Italian, Italian to English, English
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encourage
You need to prvide more context to be sure. Please provide the preceding lines.
Scientists need to know the conditions viruses need to grow well, so they can better understand how to prevent ther growth. If you know what viruses need to flourish you can then deny them these conditions to create the opposite situation and thus keep their growth under control. This is how I understand your sentence.
Scientists need to know the conditions viruses need to grow well, so they can better understand how to prevent ther growth. If you know what viruses need to flourish you can then deny them these conditions to create the opposite situation and thus keep their growth under control. This is how I understand your sentence.
Note from asker:
| Thanks for your answer. The preceding and following sentences are not related to it. |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Yvonne Gallagher
: yes, I think this is a possible reading in a scientific study if "spur" is the word intended. Know how to create growth, hence how to curb and prevent it. Could be related to noun "spur" = fruiting part
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Thayenga
: ;)
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Charles Davis
: On further reflection I think this is probably what it means // "how to spur the growth of viral disease" would mean "what factors encourage the growth of viral disease". But "spur" is not really the right word, and the whole thing is poorly expressed.
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David Moore (X)
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Andrea Burde (X)
: spur includes everything from "encourage", "speed up" and "stimulate" to "grow". I think encourage is a good substitute for the term "spur". Charles is right about using "spur" in this context.
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Jörgen Slet
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks so much."
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Marga Shaw
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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United Kingdom
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Native in: German (Variants: Swiss, Austrian, Germany)
Works in: English to German, German to English
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16
to spur the prevention of ...
IMHO, this sentence is poorly formulated.
You could perhaps say -
"to spur (that is hasten) the prevention of the growth of viral disease"
or "spur" could perhaps also be a typo for "spurt":
"to spurt (that is to engage in a spell of intensified effort) to prevent the growth of viral disease."
Having said this, I also do not like "the growth of viral disease", I would have liked to see "the spreading of viral disease" or "the growth of the virus" or "the viral growth" instead.
In addition, I also do not think that a scientist would spend time "to encourage the growth of viral disease" to learn how to prevent it.
More context would be needed.
You could perhaps say -
"to spur (that is hasten) the prevention of the growth of viral disease"
or "spur" could perhaps also be a typo for "spurt":
"to spurt (that is to engage in a spell of intensified effort) to prevent the growth of viral disease."
Having said this, I also do not like "the growth of viral disease", I would have liked to see "the spreading of viral disease" or "the growth of the virus" or "the viral growth" instead.
In addition, I also do not think that a scientist would spend time "to encourage the growth of viral disease" to learn how to prevent it.
More context would be needed.
Peer comment(s):
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Andrea Burde (X)
: it does not say that the prevention of the growth is encoureged
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Thanks, but you have not read my whole answer, where I explain my answer and my reservations regarding the phrasing of the sentence given by the asker
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