prod

英 [prɒd]

美 [prɑːd]

v.  戳; 杵; 捅; 催促; 督促; 鼓动
n.  戳; 杵; 捅; 催促; 鼓励; 提醒; (赶牲畜用的)尖棒，刺棒

过去式：prodded　现在分词：prodding　过去分词：prodded　复数：prods　第三人称单数：prods　

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Collins.1 / BNC.12182 / COCA.9206

牛津词典

verb

• 戳；杵；捅
  to push sb/sth with your finger or with a pointed object
  1. She prodded him in the ribs to wake him up.
     她用手指杵他的肋部把他叫醒。
  2. He prodded at his breakfast with a fork.
     他拿叉子戳弄着早餐。
• 催促；督促；鼓动
  to try to make sb do sth, especially when they are unwilling
  1. She finally prodded him into action.
     她终于鼓动他行动起来。

noun

• 戳；杵；捅
  the act of pushing sb with your finger or with a pointed object
  1. She gave him a sharp prod with her umbrella.
     她用雨伞使劲捅了他一下。
• 催促；鼓励；提醒
  an act of encouraging sb or of reminding sb to do sth
  1. If they haven't replied by next week, you'll have to call them and give them a prod .
     如果下周他们还没答复，你就得打电话催催他们。
• （赶牲畜用的）尖棒，刺棒
  an instrument like a stick that is used for prodding animals
• （贬称）新教徒
  an offensive word for a Protestant

柯林斯词典

• VERB （用手指或尖物）刺，戳，捅
  If youprodsomeone or something, you give them a quick push with your finger or with a pointed object.
  1. He prodded Murray with the shotgun...
     他用猎枪捅了捅默里。
  2. Prod the windowsills to check for signs of rot...
     戳一戳窗台板看看有没有朽烂的迹象。
  3. Cathy was prodding at a boiled egg.
     凯茜正在戳一个煮熟的鸡蛋。
  4. Prodis also a noun.
     
  5. He gave the donkey a mighty prod in the backside.
     他用力捅了一下驴屁股。
• VERB 提醒；促使；督促
  If youprodsomeoneintodoing something, you remind or persuade them to do it.
  1. The report should prod the Government into spending more on the Health Service...
     这份报告将督促政府加大在卫生服务方面的支出。
  2. His remark prodded her to ask where Mora had gone.
     他的话提醒了她，她问莫拉去哪里了。
• See also:cattle prod

英英释义

noun

• a pointed instrument that is used to prod into a state of motion
  Synonym:goad
• a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something
  1. the ceaseless prodding got on his nerves
  Synonym:goadgoadingproddingurgingspurspurring

verb

• poke or thrust abruptly
  1. he jabbed his finger into her ribs
  Synonym:jabstabpokedig
• urge on
  1. The other children egged the boy on, but he did not want to throw the stone through the window
  Synonym:inciteegg on
• to push against gently
  1. She nudged my elbow when she saw her friend enter the restaurant
  Synonym:nudgepoke at

双语例句

• The defense secretary tried to prod Congress by pointing out current spending restrictions caused by the2011 budget deadlock.
  国防部长盖茨指出，目前的政府开支限制是因为2011年预算案在党派政治下陷入僵局而导致的。
• The spur of ambition was blunted; he had no vitality with which to feel the prod of it.
  豪情壮志没有了，活力没有了，澎湃的热情感觉不到了。
• Open a command line, and go to the rpa_prod directory under the data collection infrastructure installation directory.
  打开命令行窗口，转到数据收集底层架构安装目录下面的rpaprod目录。
• She gave the man a prod with her umbrella.
  她用伞捅了那男子一下。
• He has a short fuse, and they poke and prod to see if he will explode.
  他易于激动，因此他们故意拨弄他，看看他是否会发火。
• You must prod them into action and direct them along the lines of your vision.
  你必须催促他们行动，引导他们朝向你的愿景。
• Prod the windowsills to check for signs of rot
  戳一戳窗台板看看有没有朽烂的迹象。
• Her orary matured, and under the prod of her hormone I started developing.
  她的卵巢成熟，在卵巢激素的督促下，我开始发育。
• He gave her a prod in the ribs.
  他捅了她肋骨一下。
• He prodded Murray with the shotgun
  他用猎枪捅了捅默里。