Prod
[ prɔd ]
其它 Other
n. 刺针，刺棒;刺激，激励;
vt. 刺激;促使…行动;（用手指或尖物）戳;捅;
📝 例句
You'd better give her memory a prod.
你最好提醒她一下.
🌱 联想助记
【记】pro-前缀“向前”,d-拼音“的”:因为推动促使,所以向前的
✅ 同义词
🔤 词根
📖 牛津释义
prod
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. 他们隔著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. prod, 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.
🔁 扩展释义
*[prɒd]n. 刺针, 刺棒, 激励话, 提醒物vt. 戳, 刺, 刺激vi. 戳, 刺相关词组: give sb a prod with sth under the prod of on the prod
🌿 同词根单词
📖 同为「GRE」词汇
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His books exposed people to new ideas.
他的书使人们接触了新思潮。
Please come in and have a peach.
请进来吃一个桃子。
She wanted him to repair their grandson's bicycle!
她叫他去修理孙子的自行车。