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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   prod

   • IPA[präd]

   美式

   • v.
     poke (someone) with a finger, foot, or pointed object；stimulate or persuade (someone who is reluctant or slow) to do something
   • n.
     a poke with a finger, foot, or pointed object；an act of stimulating or reminding someone to do something

   • noun: prod, plural noun: prods

2. • 釋義

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. poke (someone) with a finger, foot, or pointed object he prodded her in the ribs to stop her snoring a woman prods at a tiger with a stick 同義詞 poke, jab, dig, nudge, elbow, ... 更多butt, push, stab
   • ▪ stimulate or persuade (someone who is reluctant or slow) to do something he has been trying to prod the White House into launching an antipoverty program 同義詞 spur, stimulate, stir, rouse, prompt, ... 更多drive, push, galvanize, move, motivate, encourage, persuade, urge, chivvy, impel, actuate, incite, goad, egg on, provoke

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. a poke with a finger, foot, or pointed object he gave the wire netting an experimental prod 同義詞 poke, jab, dig, nudge, butt, ... 更多push, shove, thrust
   • ▪ an act of stimulating or reminding someone to do something he'll need a little prod to get back to the task at hand 同義詞 stimulus, push, prompt, reminder, prompting, ... 更多spur, motivation, incitement, goad
   • 2. a pointed implement, typically one discharging an electric current and used as a goad a cattle prod 同義詞 goad, stick, spike