urge

衝動、強い欲求

何かをしたいと強く感じさせる気持ち。

やさしい英語で： A strong feeling that makes you want to do something.

• I had an urge to laugh.
• She resisted the urge to buy another coat.
• Do you ever feel a sudden urge to travel?

使い方： an urge to do something (I felt an urge to call my sister.)

類義語： desire, impulse, longing

よく使う表現： urge to do something, resist the urge, sudden urge, strong urge

強く勧める、促す

何かをするよう、人に強く頼んだり勧めたりすること。

やさしい英語で： To strongly ask or encourage someone to do something.

• I urge you to rest.
• Her friends urged her to apply for the job.
• The council is urging residents to save water.

使い方： urge someone to do something (The doctor urged him to stop smoking.); urge that… (We urge that everyone leave the building immediately.)

類義語： encourage, press, exhort

反対語： discourage, dissuade

よく使う表現： urge someone to go, urge someone to stay, strongly urge

強く主張する、強く要求する

注目や対応が必要だと考え、要求や意見、理由を強く訴えること。

やさしい英語で： To present a request, idea, or argument strongly because you believe it needs attention or action.

• The report urges caution.
• Several members urged the need for immediate reform.
• He urged his case before the committee.

使い方： urge something on/upon someone (The lawyer urged the need for caution upon her client.)

類義語： advocate, press, insist on

よく使う表現： urge caution, urge restraint, urge reform

駆り立てる、前進させる

人や物を前に進ませたり、動きを速めたりすること。

やさしい英語で： To make someone or something move forward or go faster.

• He urged his horse forward.
• The driver urged the tired horses on.
• She urged the boat onward with long strokes of the oars.

使い方： urge someone/something on (The rider urged her horse on.)

類義語： drive, spur, push

反対語： restrain

よく使う表現： urge someone on, urge something forward, urge onward