| 释义 |
prod /prɒd/ vt. | vi. | n. | phr.
I (prod·ded; prod·ding)
❶ vt.
1. (用手指、棍棒等)刺，戳，捅
prod a snake with one's toe 用足尖拨弄蛇
prod a bean with one's fork 用餐叉挑起一颗豆子
The visitors prodded their host with endless questions. 来宾们没完没了地向主人发问。
2. 刺激，激励，敦促；推动；惹起
Such treatment will prod chickens into higher egg production. 这种处理会刺激母鸡增加产蛋量。
prod the audience into thinking about the status quo 促使观众思考现状
prod all parties in the conflict to go to a renewed conference 督促冲突各方重新开会
The supply of beef shrinks and the prices are prodded upward. 牛肉的供应减少，价格随之上涨。
He prodded me out of a prolonged mood of depression. 他激励我从长期的沮丧情绪中解脱出来。
prod sb.'s memory 激发某人的回忆
3. 戳成
She prodded little poles in the damp sand with her parasol. 她用阳伞在潮湿的沙地上戳出一个个小洞。
❷ vi.
刺，戳，捅；刺激
The facts prodded at my imagination. 这些事实激发了我的想象力。
II n.
1. 刺，戳，捅；刺激
She gave the man a prod with her umbrella. 她用伞戳了那男人一下。
feel a prod of indignation 感到一阵愤慨
2. 刺(或戳)的东西；刺针；尖棒；锥
a cattle prod 赶牛刺棒
3. 刺激，激励；激励话(或行为、气氛等)；提醒物
She'll certainly forget, so you'd better give her memory a prod. 她肯定会忘记，所以你最好提醒她一下。
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