Goad
[ ɡod ]
其它 Other
n. 赶牲口的尖棒;激励;刺激;
vt. 刺激;激励;（用尖棒）驱赶;驱使（或怂恿、刺激）某人;
📝 例句
To urge or goad to action.
催促或唤起行动
trying to goad these lazy fellows into action
尽力驱使这些懒人行动.
The opposition is trying to goad the government into calling an election.
在野反对党正努力激起政府提出选举。
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。
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。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ goad-刺激,goal-进球、目标:刺激你达成目标
※ go-去,ad-advance前进:赶牛棒的作用是“go, advace”
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
goad
n
1 pointed stick for making cattle, etc move on （赶牲畜用的）尖头棒.
2 (fig 比喻) thing urging a person to action 刺激或激励人行动的事物
motivated by the twin goads of punishment and reward 受赏与罚的双重因素所促使的. goad, v
1 [Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sb/sth (into sth/doing sth) (fig 比喻) continually provoke or annoy (a personor an animal) 不断招惹或激怒（人或动物）
Stop goading the poor beast! 别再招惹那可怜的动物了.
His persistent questions finally goaded me into an angry reply/into replying angrily. 他三番五次地问问题惹得我回答时也没有好气.
trying to goad these lazy fellows into action 尽力驱使这些懒人行动.
2 (phr v) goad sb on continually urge and encourage sb to do sth 不断催促或鼓励某人做某事
goaded on by fierce ambition 为强烈的野心所驱使.
🔁 扩展释义
*[gәud]n. 赶牛棒, 激励, 刺激vt. 用刺棒驱赶, 激励, 刺激, 唆使, 煽动
📖 同为「GRE」词汇
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I'd like to use my brain a little more.
我想多用用我的脑子。
What's your name?
你叫什么名字？
Good heavens! There you are!
哎呀！你们才回来！