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prod

美音:[prɔd ]点这儿播放单词美音发声
英音:[prɔd ]点这儿播放单词英音发声
v.刺

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prod为短语/超纲词汇

词形变化:

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

近义词, 同义词

give an impetus  impel  compel  propel  push  start  drive  urge  boom  thrust  prod  elbow  shoulder  jostle  hustle  hurtle  shove  jog  jolt  encounter  whack  throw    

相关词

butt  drive  goad  jab  poke  ram  stir  thrust    

prod


/prɒd; prɑd/
v (-dd-)
1 [I, Ipr, Tn] ~ (at sb/sth) push or poke (sb/sth) with a finger or some other pointed object (用手指或其他尖物)刺, 戳, 捅(某人[某物])
*They prodded (at) the animal through the bars of its cage. 他们隔着笼子的栏杆用尖东西捅那动物. =>Usage at nudge 用法见nudge.
2 [Tn, Tn.pr, Cn.t] ~ sb (into/doing sth) (infml 口) (try to) make (a slow or unwilling person) do sth; urge (试图)促使或推动(某人)做某事; 激励
*She is a fairly good worker, but she needs prodding occasionally. 她干起活来倒是相当不错, 不过有时需要加以督促.
* He needs a crisis to prod him into action. 他要事到临头才被迫采取行动.
* 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.

n
1 poke or thrust 刺; 戳; 捅
*She gave the man a prod with her umbrella. 她用伞捅了那男子一下.
2 (infml 口) stimulus to action 激励; 激发; 促进; 推动
*If you don't receive an answer quickly, give them a prod.你要是不能很快得到答覆, 不妨催他们一下.
3 instrument for prodding 刺或戳所用的工具.