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goad/ɡəʊd/ n. & v.●n. 1 a spiked stick used for urging cattle forward (赶牲口用的)刺棒 2 anything that torments, incites, or stimulates 任何(使)痛苦、激励、刺激之物 ●v. tr. 1 urge on with a goad 用刺棒驱赶(牲口) 2 (usu. foll. by 通常后跟 on, into) irritate; stimulate 激怒(某人)；刺激，激励 goaded him into retaliating 刺激他进行报复； goaded me on to win 激励着我去努力成功 [Old English gɑˉd, related to Lombard gaida ‘arrowhead’, from Germanic] |