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

• 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。
• 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。
• No amount of prodding will budge him.
  不管怎么刺激都不会让他改变主意。
• Books such as Jim Collins 'Good to Great have put a spotlight on organizational culture, prodding companies to look for speakers with expertise in that area, he says.
  他说，吉姆o柯林斯的《从优秀到卓越》（GoodtoGreat）这类书籍已经把聚光灯置于组织文化之上，从而激发公司寻找在这一领域拥有专长的演讲者。
• You keep prodding me to work all the time.
  你一直催促我去工作。
• 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。
• But the primary reason that the US should not be prodding other countries to reduce their current account surpluses is that those surpluses finance their purchases of American government bonds.
  但美国不应逼迫其他国家减少经常账户盈余的主要理由是，那些盈余为这些国家购买美国政府债券提供了资金。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。