prod

[prɔd]

n.刺针,刺棒,戳, 刺激, 激励
v.戳, 刺,刺激

n.

1. 刺, 戳, 桶

She gave him a prod with her finger.

她用手指戳了他一下。

2. 刺(或戳)的东西; 刺针; 尖棒

3. 刺激; 刺激活; 提醒物

He's forgetful, so I'll give his memory a prod.

他很健忘, 所以我要提醒他一下。

vt.

1. 刺; 戳, 桶

She prodded me on the shoulder with her thumb.

她用大拇指在我肩上戳了一下。

2. 刺激; 敦促; 惹起[(+into)][O2]

My father had to prod me to do my homework.

我父亲只得督促我做家庭作业。

vi.

刺, 戳, 桶; 刺激[(+at)]

词形变化

名词: prodder | 动词过去式: prodded | 动词过去分词: prodded | 动词现在分词: prodding | 动词第三人称单数: prods |

词义辨析

同义:

vt.戳; 刺; 惹起; 促使

poke  jab  goad  stir  thrust  ram  drive  butt  

同义参见:

nudge  needle  animate  actuate  wheedle  awaken  urge  hustle  stimulant  spur  shove  hasten  push  provocation  prick  press  

英英释义

名词 prod:

a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something

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

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

同义词：goad

动词 prod:

to push against gently

同义词：nudge, poke at

urge on; cause to act

同义词：incite, egg on

poke or thrust abruptly

同义词：jab, stab, poke, dig

补充

prodprod英:[prɔd] 美:[prɑd]vt. & vi.1.刺, 戳She prodded him in the ribs.她捅了捅他的肋骨。vt.1.刺激; 促使

例句

1. prod the windowsills to check for signs of rot.戳一戳窗台看看有没有朽烂的迹象。 2. He prodded Murray with the shotgun.他用猎枪捅了捅默里。 3. She prodded a bean with her fork.她用叉子戳住一颗豆子。 4. Cathy was prodding at a boiled egg.凯茜正在戳一只煮鸡蛋。 5. armaments companies who prod the defence ministry into action敦促国防部采取行动的军火商 6. This question is designed to prod students into examining the idea.这道题旨在促使学生对这一观点进行研究。 7. Kenya's experience suggests that a nation needs a combination of catalysts to prod couples to have fewer children.肯尼亚的经验表明, 为鼓励少生, 政府需出台多种激励性政策。 8. His remark prodded her to ask where Mora had gone.他的话提醒了她去询问莫拉去了哪里。 9. He gave the donkey a mighty prod in the backside.他用力捅了一下驴屁股。 10. With a prod from a stick, she turned the dead animal over.她用棍子把那只死了的动物翻了过来。 11. Mrs Travers gave her a prod.特拉弗斯夫人捅了她一下。 12. She prodded me sharply in the ribs.她使劲捅了捅我的肋骨。 13. I shall have to prod him to pay me what he owes.我将不得不催促他把欠我的钱还给我。 14. She prodded a little hole in the paper with a needle.她用针在纸上戳了一个小洞。 15. He prodded at the dead snake.他捅了捅这条死蛇。 16. he prodded her in the ribs to stop her snoring.他捅捅她的肋部以制止她打呼噜。 17. [no obj.]he took up a fork and prodded at the food.他拿起叉子戳戳弄弄那食物。 18. he has been trying to prod the White House into launching an anti-poverty programme.他一直试图劝说白宫发起一场反贫困运动。 19. he gave the wire netting an experimental prod.他朝铁丝网试捅了一下。 20. you need a gentle prod to remind you that life is only what you make it.你需要一点提醒： 生活是你自身行动的结果。 21. a cattle prod.赶牛棒。 22. a gangster on the prod.想惹起事端的歹徒。 23. Ruth works quite hard but she does need prodding occasionally.鲁思工作颇努力，但偶尔也需要有人督促一下。 24. to give the fire a prod with a stick用棒把炉火拨旺 25. She prodded him in the ribs to get his attention.她捅了捅他的肋骨，以引起他的注意。 26. He prodded at the snake with a stick.他用棍子捅了捅那条蛇。 27. His parents kept prodding [=urging] him to go back to school.他的父母不断催促他回到学校。 28. She was prodded into joining the team.她被劝说加入了这个团队。 29. He didn't need any prodding to try again.不需要任何鼓励他也会再尝试的。 30. She gave him a sharp prod in the back.她使劲儿地戳了一下他的背。 31. He picked up a stick and used it as a prod to get the donkey moving.他捡了根长棍，用它当赶驴棒。 32. He needed a few prods to remember his lines.他需要一些提示才能记住台词。 33. She called me and gave me a prod about finishing the report.她打电话给我，催促我完成报告。