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

现在分词：prodding　复数：proddings　

BNC.39314 / COCA.23978

牛津词典

noun

• 催促；督促；鼓励；激励
  encouragement to do sth
  1. He needed no prodding.
     他不用督促。

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.
  1. He prodded Murray with the shotgun...
     他用猎枪捅了捅默里。
  2. 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。
  3. Cathy was prodding at a boiled egg.
     凯茜正在戳一个煮熟的鸡蛋。
  4. Prodis also a noun.
     
  5. He gave the donkey a mighty prod in the backside.
     他用力捅了一下驴屁股。
• VERB 提醒；促使；督促
  If youprodsomeoneintodoing something, you remind or persuade them to do it.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
• See also:cattle prod

英英释义

noun

• a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something
  1. the ceaseless prodding got on his nerves
  Synonym:goadgoadingprodurgingspurspurring

双语例句

• He stood a moment irresolutely prodding the muck in the ditch.
  他犹豫不决地站了一会儿，用手杖扒拉一阵沟里的脏东西。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Poking and prodding. I learned from the best.
  刺激一下，我从最厉害的人学的。
• And I know that I never could have figured out how to express what was in me without these talented Chinese musicians prodding me.
  我知道，如果没有身边这些中国乐手的不断支持，我永远也无法找到表达自己内心世界的方法。
• 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！
• Intellectual property right system takes great effect on protecting and prodding scientific technology innovation, and on propelling the contesting mechanisms to be efficiently working.
  摘要知识产权制度在保护和推进科技创新、促进竞争机制有效运行方面发挥着重要作用。
• 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。
• 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。