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| 1 | mainly journalism to cause something to happen or be done 导致；促使；促发 |
| This revelation prompted the mayor’ s resignation. 这一披露导致市长辞职。 |
| prompt sb to do sth The birth of my first child prompted me to write this article. 我的第一个孩子的出世促使我写了这篇文章。 |
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| 2 | to encourage someone to speak or continue speaking 鼓励（某人说话或继续说下去） |
| ‘But, what?’ he prompted. “但是，那是什么呢？”他鼓励道。 |
| Without being prompted, she began to apologize. 不用别人催促，她就开始道起歉来。 |
| | 2a | to remind an actor which words to say next （给演员）提词，提白 | |
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