prod是什么意思

短语搭配

(1)on the prod惹事的

双语例句

(1)She prodded him with her finger to remind him not to be noticed by the teacher.

她用手指戳了戳他，提醒他不要被老师注意到。

(2)The new policy has prodded employees into working harder.

新政策促使员工更加努力工作。

(3)I must give her a prod that do not to forget the key before going out.

我必须提醒她一下，不要忘记出门前带钥匙。

(4)I prodded her in the back to get her attention.

我捅了捅她的背以引起她的注意

(5)She gave him a sharp prod with her umbrella.

她用雨伞使劲捅了他一下。

(6)He gave the donkey a mighty prod in the backside.

他在驴的屁股上狠狠地捅了一下。

(7)The question is intended to prod students into examining the concept of freedom.

这个问题旨在敦促学生探究自由这个概念。

(8)If they haven't replied by next week, you'll have to call them and give them a prod.

如果下周他们还没答复，你就得打电话催催他们。

(9)He has a short fuse, and they poke and prod to see if he will explode.

他易于激动，因此他们故意拨弄他，看看他是否会发火。

同义词

n. 刺针；刺棒；签子

vt. 刺，戳；刺激

vi. 刺；捅

同根词

词根 prod

(1)prodding n. 促进；刺激vt. 刺（prod的现在分词）

释义

v.

poke (someone) with a finger,foot,or pointed object

（用手指、脚、尖物）刺，戳，捅

he prodded her in the ribs to stop her snoring

他捅捅她的肋部以制止她打呼噜

[no obj.]he took up a fork and prodded at the food.

他拿起叉子戳弄食物。

stimulate or persuade (someone who is reluctant or slow) to do something

刺激（或劝说）（不情愿或行动缓慢的人）做某事；激励

he has been trying to prod the White House into launching an anti-poverty programme.

他一直试图劝说白宫发起一场消除贫困的运动。

n.

a poke with a finger,foot,or pointed object

刺，戳，捅

he gave the wire netting an experimental prod.

他朝铁丝网试捅了一下。

an act of stimulating or reminding someone to do something

刺激；提醒

you need a gentle prod to remind you that life is only what you make it.

你需要一点提醒：　生活是你自身行动的结果。

a pointed implement,typically one discharging an electric current and used as a goad

尖器（尤指电棒）

a cattle prod.

赶牛棒。

n.

informal,offensive (especially in Ireland) a Protestant

〈非正式，冒犯〉 （尤指在爱尔兰）新教徒。

短语

on the prod N． Amer． informal looking for trouble〈北美，非正式〉 惹事的 a gangster on the prod． 想惹起事端的歹徒

类似拼写词

prod v. 刺；戳；捅；激励

rod n. 杆；竿；棒；钓竿；手枪；视网膜杆；杖责；惩罚

词源

"mid 16th cent． （as a verb）： perhaps symbolic of a short poking movement,or a blend of POKE1 and dialect brod ‘to goad,prod'． The noun dates from the mid 18th cent． 1940s： abbreviation representing a pronunciation．"