prod
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UK prod [sb/sth] vtr: (poke)
SC 刺 cì
TC 刺
TC 刺
SC 戳 cì ，chuō
TC 戳
TC 戳
SC 捅 cì ，tǒng
TC 捅
TC 捅
Prod him with your elbow and he'll wake up.
prod [sb] to do [sth], prod [sb] into doing [sth] v expr: figurative (prompt to do [sth])
SC 督促某人做某事
Mary resents having to prod her son to finish his homework.
prod [sb] into [sth] vtr + prep: figurative (prompt, incite)
SC 刺激, 怂恿, 推动
It's going to take more than that to prod them into action.
prod n: (act of poking)
SC 刺 cì
TC 刺
TC 刺
SC 戳 cì ，chuō
TC 戳
TC 戳
SC 捅 cì ，tǒng
TC 捅
TC 捅
He felt the prod of her finger in his back and stopped slouching.
prod n: (cattle prod: pointed implement)
SC 刺棒
SC 刺针
When the cow stopped to graze, he used a prod to get her moving again.
prod n: figurative (stimulus)
SC 刺激 cì jī
TC 刺激
TC 刺激
SC 激励 cì jī，jī lì
TC 激勵
TC 激勵
The teacher's reappearance acted as a prod, and all the students began to concentrate on their schoolwork.
cattle prod n: (pointed implement for prodding cattle)
SC 赶牛棒