goad

[gəud]

v.刺激, 激励, 驱使
n.刺棒, 激励物, 刺激物

vt.

1. 刺激; 驱使; 唆使[(+into/to/on)][O2]

She was tired of dancing but the need for money goaded her on.

她厌倦跳舞, 但对钱的需求驱使她做下去。

He kept goading me to fight.

他不断煽动我去打架。

They goaded him into doing it by saying he was a coward.

他们说他是个胆小鬼, 以此刺激他去做这事。

2. 驱赶(家畜)

n.[C]

1. (驱赶家畜用的)刺棒

2. 刺激物; 刺激; 激励

词形变化

动词过去式: goaded | 动词过去分词: goaded | 动词现在分词: goading | 动词第三人称单数: goads |

词义辨析

同义:

vt.激励; 驱使

urge  drive  incite  push  shove  poke  prick  spur  

同义参见:

animate  inspiration  hasten  thrust  stimulant  signal  actuate  ram  provocation  wheedle  prod  press  poke  needle  

英英释义

名词 goad:

a pointed instrument that is used to prod into a state of motion

同义词：prod

a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something

同义词：goading, prod, prodding, urging, spur, spurring

动词 goad:

give heart or courage to

同义词：spur

urge with or as if with a goad

stab or urge on as if with a pointed stick

同义词：prick

goad or provoke,as by constant criticism

同义词：needle

短语词组

goad into

1. 驱使; 促使

He was goaded by hunger into stealing.

他为饥饿所迫而行窃。

goad on

1. 驱策; 刺激

He goaded his opponent on to attack him.

他刺激他的对手向他进攻。

补充

goadgoad英:[ɡəud] 美:[ɡod]n.1.赶牲口的尖棒vt.1.刺激, 激励2.(用尖棒)驱赶

例句

1. His opposition acted as a goad to her determination to succeed.他的反对激起了她取得成功的决心。 2. Ellie uses wit as a goad to try to force people to see what is in front of them.埃利运用机智来激励人们看清他们面前的状况。 3. Charles was always goading me.查尔斯老是怂恿我。 4. He wondered if the psychiatrist was trying to goad him into some unguarded response.他心想这个精神科医生是不是在驱使他作出一些没有防备的反应。 5. She was being goaded into an argument by her best friend.她在她最好的朋友唆使下快要吵起来了。 6. to goad a cow赶牛 7. Hunger goaded him to steal a loaf of bread.饥饿驱使他偷了一只面包。 8. for him the visit was a goad to renewed effort.这次访问激励他重新努力。 9. he goaded her on to more daring revelations.他激得她更大胆地进行揭露。 10. He was goaded (on) by a sense of duty.他受到一种责任感的驱使。 11. The threat of legal action should goad them into complying/compliance.法律诉讼的威胁应该可以迫使他们遵从。 12. The threat of legal action is a powerful goad to companies that have ignored the regulations.被诉诸法律的威胁对无视条例规定的公司来说，是一种强有力的鞭策。