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。
• I also have her read celebrated poems, essays and novels, prodding her with questions to see if she's understood what she's read.
  我还让她读著名诗篇、散文和小说，并提出问题来看她是否读懂了。
• 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。
• 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。
• He would also invite me into the living room so that I could watch the Polish TV and improve my language and then spend half the television show prodding me and getting me to speak to him in very fast polish.
  他还会邀请到他的房间看波兰电视来帮助提升我的语言能力，鼓励我和他用波兰语快速地交谈。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。