prod
n. 刺针,刺棒; 刺激,激励
vt. 刺激; 促使…行动; (用手指或尖物)戳; 捅
If you prod someone or something, you give them a quick push with your finger or with a pointed object.
He prodded Murray with the shotgun...
他用猎枪捅了捅默里。
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。
If you prod someone into doing something, you remind or persuade them to do it.
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。
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。
1. a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something;
2. a pointed instrument used to prod into motion
1. to push against gently;
2. urge on; cause to act;
3. poke or thrust abruptly;
on the prod
(北美,非正式)惹事的
She gave him a prod with her finger.
她用手指戳了他一下.
If you do not receive an answer quickly, give them a prod.
你要是不能很快得到答复, 不妨催他们一下.
Asian Business Report . Narr. Ress Jones . Prod . John Hawke . PBS . WEFT, New York . 15 August 1990.
《亚洲的生意报告》, 雷司钟斯 导演,约翰哈华制作,(美国)公共广播社, WEFT, 纽约,1990年8月15日.
Initial letters are offered to prod your memory.
为帮助你记忆,已经提供每个单词的第一个字母.
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.