prod

verb

1. 戳；杵；捅
   to push sb/sth with your finger or with a pointed object
   1. She prodded him in the ribs to wake him up.
      她用手指杵他的肋部把他叫醒。
   2. He prodded at his breakfast with a fork.
      他拿叉子戳弄着早餐。
2. 催促；督促；鼓动
   to try to make sb do sth, especially when they are unwilling
   1. She finally prodded him into action.
      她终于鼓动他行动起来。

noun

1. 戳；杵；捅
   the act of pushing sb with your finger or with a pointed object
   1. She gave him a sharp prod with her umbrella.
      她用雨伞使劲捅了他一下。
2. 催促；鼓励；提醒
   an act of encouraging sb or of reminding sb to do sth
   1. If they haven't replied by next week, you'll have to call them and give them a prod .
      如果下周他们还没答复，你就得打电话催催他们。
3. （赶牲畜用的）尖棒，刺棒
   an instrument like a stick that is used for prodding animals
4. （贬称）新教徒
   an offensive word for a Protestant

1. VERB （用手指或尖物）刺，戳，捅
   If you prod someone 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. Prod is also a noun.
      
   5. He gave the donkey a mighty prod in the backside.
      他用力捅了一下驴屁股。
2. VERB 提醒；促使；督促
   If you prod someone into doing 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。
3. See also: cattle prod

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. 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。
4. 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。
5. He has a short fuse, and they poke and prod to see if he will explode.
   他易于激动，因此他们故意拨弄他，看看他是否会发火。
6. It is better to prod a person into action than to implore him to do sth.
   请将不如激将。
7. The spur of ambition was blunted; he had no vitality with which to feel the prod of it.
   豪情壮志没有了，活力没有了，澎湃的热情感觉不到了。
8. In the editor, define the new table ( PROD_PROMO) that is to be created in the database.
   在编辑器中，定义将在数据库中创建的新表（PRODPROMO）。
9. Select the table PROD_PROMO in the editor.
   在编辑器中选择PRODPROMO表。
10. Open a command line, and go to the rpa_prod directory under the data collection infrastructure installation directory.
    打开命令行窗口，转到数据收集底层架构安装目录下面的rpaprod目录。
11. Don't prod; carefully listen to what they say.
    不要刺激他们；仔细地听他们所说的内容。
12. Prod has empty content, because it carries no information.
    Prod有空内容，因为它没有携带信息。
13. You must prod them into action and direct them along the lines of your vision.
    你必须催促他们行动，引导他们朝向你的愿景。
14. He gave her a prod in the ribs.
    他捅了她肋骨一下。
15. She gave him a prod with her finger.
    她用手指戳了他一下。
16. Workout and implement the targets together with the prod manager.
    和生产经理共同制定和实现目标。
17. A little gentle prod may is necessary at this stage.
    在这一阶段或有必要稍微督促一下。
18. Oh, sure, I prod them, don't you worry about me, but never any nice girls.
    噢，当然罗，我跟她们睡过觉，这件事你可用不着代我操心，不过我从来不和那些正经的姑娘睡。
19. When a vague risk comes up, the project manager should prod the team into making it more specific.
    一旦有人提出一个模糊的风险，项目经理应促使小组将其具体化。
20. Some people prod more slyly.
    有的人打探的方法更为狡猾。
21. She gave the man a prod with her umbrella.
    她用伞捅了那男子一下。
22. "It was a great header from Fraizer for the first goal; I just managed to get there first and prod it in," he reflected.
    “这是一个伟大的头从弗赖泽为第一目标，我只是设法到达那里的第一和督促它，”他反映。
23. People are just material objects, the sorts of things biologists poke and prod and study.
    人们就只是物质的物体，那些生物学家拨弄研究的一类东西。
24. Her orary matured, and under the prod of her hormone I started developing.
    她的卵巢成熟，在卵巢激素的督促下，我开始发育。
25. Halsey gave Victor Henry a jocular prod with two fingers.
    海尔赛打趣地用两个手指戳了维克多·亨利一下。
26. Prod or urge as if with a log stick.
    用一根木棒刺或者催促。
27. Mr Cameron wants to prod posh schools to help raise standards by opening their own state-funded academies.
    卡梅隆想要通过开设有州提供资金的学院来刺激这些浮华的学校提高标准。
28. I felt someone prod me in the back, so I turned round to see who it was.
    我感到有人捅我的背，所以我转过身看看是谁。
29. You prod darya, she's a lazy thing.
    你说说达莉娅，她真是个懒货。
30. The defense secretary tried to prod Congress by pointing out current spending restrictions caused by the2011 budget deadlock.
    国防部长盖茨指出，目前的政府开支限制是因为2011年预算案在党派政治下陷入僵局而导致的。

noun

1. a pointed instrument that is used to prod into a state of motion

   Synonym:    goad

2. a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something
   1. the ceaseless prodding got on his nerves

   Synonym:    goadgoadingproddingurgingspurspurring

verb

1. poke or thrust abruptly
   1. he jabbed his finger into her ribs

   Synonym:    jabstabpokedig

2. urge on
   1. The other children egged the boy on, but he did not want to throw the stone through the window

   Synonym:    inciteegg on

3. to push against gently
   1. She nudged my elbow when she saw her friend enter the restaurant

   Synonym:    nudgepoke at