
n.刺針;刺棒;戳;刺激;激勵(lì)
v.戳;刺;刺激
She gave the man a prod with her umbrella. 她用傘捅了那男子一下。
He's forgetful, so I'll give his memory a prod. 他很健忘,所以我要提醒他一下。
You'll have to give him a prod or he'll never get it finished. 你要給他一些激勵(lì),否則他永遠(yuǎn)都完不成。
用作動(dòng)詞 (v.)He prodded at the pig with his walking-stick. 他用手杖推那口豬。
The crisis will prod them to act. 那個(gè)危機(jī)將刺激他們行動(dòng)。
I shall have to prod him to pay me what he owes. 我將不得不催促他把欠我的錢還給我。