prod

[US]/prɒd/
[UK]/prɑːd/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

v. 用手指、尖物刺捅,激勵
n. 刺激,鼓勵(趕牲畜用的)尖棒
Word Forms
現在分詞prodding
過去式prodded
複數prods
過去分詞prodded
第三人稱單數prods

Phrases & Collocations

prodigal son

浪子

on the prod

[美國方言]大發脾氣

Example Sentences

give sb. a prod with sth.

用...戳某人一下

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

他一直試圖勸說白宮發起一場反貧困運動。

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

你需要一點提醒: 生活是你自身行動的結果。

Then the glia discharge a bevy of chemicals that prod nociceptor terminals to release neurotransmitters in the cord, thus perpetuating a pain signal.

神經膠細胞釋出的物質,包括生長因子和稱爲細胞素的多種分子,還會讓背角神經元變得過度活化;

Gould was proder of this recording than almost any other: "Its the sexiest interpretation of Brahmss Intermezzi you ve ever heard - and I really think it is perhaps the best piano playing I have done.

古爾德本人對這個錄音比**任何錄音都擁有更多的自豪感:“它是你所聽過的最性感的勃拉姆斯作品的演繹——我真心的認爲這是我最好的鋼琴錄音。

2.Coldcut blade is made in special steel and adopts spring minitrim installation,which make the product wear well and bring more convenient for producing prod-ucts in various thickness.

2、冷切刀採用特種鋼製作及彈簧微調裝置,經久耐用,更易於生產不同厚度的產品。

Real-world Examples

We push and pull and poke and prod things.

我們可以移動或觸碰某個物體。

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) May 2015 Compilation

He gave the contents of the Pensieve a small prod with the end of his wand.

他用魔杖尖輕輕戳了一下冥想盆裏的物質。

Source: 5. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Some colleges are providing it, prodded by the federal government.

一些大學在聯邦政府敦促下,提供信息透明。

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Hundreds of tiny figures are prodding me with miniature spears.

上百個細小的身影正用小型的矛戳着我。

Source: Theatrical play: Gulliver's Travels

This work of art is prodding at the awkward underbelly of Greek culture.

這件作品直擊希臘文化的軟肋。

Source: BBC documentary "Civilization"

The industry hopes that governments will be prodded into action by the sudden expiry of so many seamen's contracts.

該行業希望這麼多船員的合同突然到期能夠提醒政府採取行動。

Source: The Economist (Summary)

He prodded moodily at the lumps of charred gray fish on his plate.

在他看見他的碟子裏那許多燒焦的灰色魚時他變得更加暴躁易怒。

Source: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

It was only a painful accident that prodded scientists to reconsider this view.

只是一件令入痛苦的偶然事件,才使得科學家對這一觀點遺行了重新審視。

Source: A Brief History of Everything

Recently, U.S. officials have prodded America's allies to mend fences.

最近,美國官員敦促美國盟友重修舊好。

Source: NPR News August 2019 Collection

At this point, Grace became visibly distressed, and she prodded the body, and she vocalized.

此時,格蕾絲明顯很憂慮,她捅了捅埃莉諾的身體,併發出悲鳴。

Source: TED Talks (Video Version) Bilingual Selection

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