prodding
英 [ˈprɒdɪŋ]
美 [ˈprɑːdɪŋ]
n. 催促; 督促; 鼓励; 激励
v. 戳; 杵; 捅; 催促; 督促; 鼓动
prod的现在分词
BNC.39314 / COCA.23978
牛津词典
noun
- 催促;督促;鼓励;激励
encouragement to do sth- He needed no prodding.
他不用督促。
- He needed no prodding.
柯林斯词典
- VERB (用手指或尖物)刺,戳,捅
If youprodsomeone or something, you give them a quick push with your finger or with a pointed object.- He prodded Murray with the shotgun...
他用猎枪捅了捅默里。 - Prod the windowsills to check for signs of rot...
戳一戳窗台板看看有没有朽烂的迹象。 - Cathy was prodding at a boiled egg.
凯茜正在戳一个煮熟的鸡蛋。 - Prodis also a noun.
- He gave the donkey a mighty prod in the backside.
他用力捅了一下驴屁股。
- He prodded Murray with the shotgun...
- VERB 提醒;促使;督促
If youprodsomeoneintodoing something, you remind or persuade them to do it.- The report should prod the Government into spending more on the Health Service...
这份报告将督促政府加大在卫生服务方面的支出。 - His remark prodded her to ask where Mora had gone.
他的话提醒了她,她问莫拉去哪里了。
- The report should prod the Government into spending more on the Health Service...
- See also:cattle prod
英英释义
noun
- a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something
- the ceaseless prodding got on his nerves
双语例句
- On beaches where crabs and sea anemones outnumber swimmers, environmentalists have a gentle reminder: No poking, prodding or removing the creatures from their natural setting.
在螃蟹和海葵比游泳者还多的沙滩上,环保主义者发出温和的提示:不要捅、戳这些生物,也不要把它们搬离原来的地方。 - You keep prodding me to work all the time.
你一直催促我去工作。 - Reinforce harmonious culture construction will necessarily bring great impetus for prodding coordinative development in economy and society of Qinghai province.
加强和谐文化建设,对促进青海省经济社会协调发展必将产生巨大的驱动力。 - Flow is a natural state, and people will enter it without much prodding.
流是一种自然状态,用户进入状态而不需要刺激。 - Stop these boys prodding their sticks at that poor dog!
孩子们不要用棍子戳那条可怜的狗! - The boy needs constant prodding from his parents, otherwise he won't get his homework done.
这孩子老得大人敲打,不然就不肯做功课。 - Mrs Clinton took more prodding to say the same of her fellow Democrat.
希拉里犹豫没有并没有说,但是可以确定的是在承认小奥比老麦前,说了很多很酸的话。 - Only by prodding it down the path of reform is there any prospect of change without catastrophe.
只有促使它走上改革之路,才有蜕变而不引发灾难的希望。 - Arachnophobic officials have been carefully prodding seats on aircraft ever since.
这位患了蜘蛛恐惧症的官员后来坐飞机都要仔细检查座椅。 - I have more trouble prodding myself to make the effort to buy things I actually need.
我的问题在于如何说服自己去买该买的东西。