Word · Frequency #16201
goad
激怒；煽动；唆使
核心释义
To provoke or incite someone into doing something, often by annoying them.
- 1.
用刺棒驱赶。
To prod with a goad.
- 2.
鼓励或刺激；激励。
To encourage or stimulate.
- 3.
煽动或激怒；挑拨。
To incite or provoke.
激励；刺激；促使；用刺棒驱赶；驱策；用刺棒驱赶。；鼓励或刺激；激励。；煽动或激怒；挑拨。
用法In use
The coach's harsh words goaded the team into playing better.
用法提示：动词goad表示“激励，刺激”，此处带宾语和补足语。
She was goaded by her friends into joining the competition.
用法提示：动词goad的被动形式，表示被刺激或怂恿。
His constant complaining goaded me to finally take action.
用法提示：动词goad表示“促使，驱使”，后接不定式。
goad sb into doing sth
表示促使某人做某事，通常带有负面意味。
The constant criticism goaded her into quitting her job.
不断的批评刺激她辞了职。
goad sb to do sth
His pride goaded him to accept the challenge.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- goad someone into doing something
- 激怒某人做某事；促使某人做某事
- The taunts goaded him into fighting.嘲讽激怒了他，使他动起手来。
- goad someone on
- 刺激某人继续；推动某人前进
- Her ambition goaded her on.她的野心驱使她不断前进。
- goad someone into action
- 促使某人采取行动
- The protest goaded the government into action.抗议促使政府采取行动。
- be goaded by something
- 受某事物刺激；被某事物激怒
- He was goaded by his rival's insults.他被对手的侮辱激怒了。
- goad someone to do something
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
想象牧人用刺棒扎牲畜并喊“Go!”，goad 就是“赶”着走，引申为刺激、激将。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：herding cattle、encouraging effort、provoking a reaction goad作动词时，字面义“用刺棒驱赶”多用于农牧场景；比喻义“激励、激怒”常见于正式或文学语境，日常口语较少。语气偏正式，具体含义取决于宾语和搭配。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
goad 中的 -oad 与 load、road、toad 同韵，均读 /əʊd/（美式 /oʊd/）；code 也同韵。注意 good /ɡʊd/ 和 god /ɡɒd/ 拼写相近但读音不同，不押韵。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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