prod
n. 刺針,刺棒; 刺激,激勵
vt. 刺激; 促使…行動; (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...
他用獵槍捅了捅默裡。
Prod the windowsills to check for signs of rot...
戳一戳窗臺板看看有沒有朽爛的跡象。
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...
這份報告將督促政府加大在衛生服務方面的支出。
His remark prodded her to ask where Mora had gone.
他的話提醒了她,她問莫拉去哪裡了。
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覆, 不妨催他們一下.
Asian Business Report . Narr. Ress Jones . Prod . John Hawke . PBS . WEFT, New York . 15 August 1990.
《亞洲的生意報告》, 雷司鍾斯 導演,約翰哈華製作,(美國)公共廣播社, WEFT, 紐約,1990年8月15日.
Initial letters are offered to prod your memory.
為幫助你記憶,已經提供每個單詞的第一個字母.
He has a short fuse , and they poke and prod to see if he will explode.
他易於激動, 因此他們故意撥弄他,看看他是否會發火.