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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I'd like to convert some RMB yuan to US dollar, please.
请将我的一些人民币换成美元。
Tomorrow comes never.
切莫依赖明天。
It is true that during their explorations they often faced difficulties and dangers of the most perilous nature, equipped in a manner with would make a modern climber shudder at the thought,
确实，在探险中他们经常遇到惊心动魄的困难和危险，而他们装备之简陋足以使现代登山者一想起来就胆战心惊。