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
- 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。 - The horrors of two world wars, the common threat from the Soviet Union and the prodding of the US gave an irresistible logic to what the founding fathers called the process of European construction.
两次世界大战带来的恐惧、共同面对来自苏联的威胁,加上美国的刺激,为创始人所称的欧洲一体化进程赋予了一种不可抗拒的合理性。 - Such disclosures about referral fees came only after prodding last year from the Securities and Exchange Commission.
在去年美国证券交易委员会(SEC)的敦促下,公司才同意对此项收入情况进行披露。 - Poking and prodding. I learned from the best.
刺激一下,我从最厉害的人学的。 - The Apple Watch reminds you to get up& welcome prodding for those who spend hours in cars or planes.
苹果手表提示你该站起来了&这对于那些要长时间在汽车或飞机里度过的人来说是个很好的提醒。 - This prodding may be needed for several reasons.
这一敦促可能需要数种理由。 - 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。 - At the prodding of his neighbour, he talked up for a few second, and then lapsed to a whisper again.
在邻座的人戳了他一下后,他放大声音讲了几秒钟,然后又回复到耳语般的声音。 - It took me years of prodding, but I've finally managed to turn myself into a dedicated exerciser.
这花了我数年的动员时间,但是最终成功地把自己变成了一位认真的锻炼者。 - 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。