Word · Frequency #12182
prod
/prɒd/
verb
戳；捅；用尖物刺；用刺棒驱赶
To poke or push someone or something with a finger or pointed object; to prick with a goad.
- 1.
To poke, to push, to touch.
戳,推,触碰
- 2.
To prick with a goad.
用刺棒刺
戳,推,触碰；用刺棒刺；戳；刺；刺激
In use
The teacher prods her students to think critically.
He prodded the sleeping dog with a stick to wake it up.
The coach is prodding the team to work harder.
Verb forms
base prod · third person prods · -ing prodding · past prodded · past participle prodded
规则动词，但重读闭音节需双写d再加-ed或-ing。
Connections
Collocations
- prod someone in the ribs
- 戳某人的肋部（以引起注意）
- She prodded me in the ribs to make me stop laughing.她用手指戳了戳我的肋部，想让我别再笑。
- prod at something with a stick
- 用棍子戳某物
- He prodded at the snake with a long stick.他用一根长棍子戳那条蛇。
- prod cattle with a goad
- 用刺棒驱赶牛群
- The farmer prodded the cattle with a goad to move them into the pen.农夫用刺棒戳牛，赶它们进围栏。
- prod the fire
- 拨动篝火（使火更旺）
- He prodded the fire with a stick until the flames rose.他用一根棍子拨动篝火，直到火焰升起来。
- prod the ground
- 捅地面
- He prodded the ground with his umbrella.他用雨伞捅着地面。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
助记：prod = p(oke) + rod（棍子），想象用棍子戳一下，驱赶牛往前走。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：physical contact、animal husbandry 该词的字面义“戳、推、触碰”属于中性表达，在日常口语和一般书面语中都较常见，多用于描述用手指或尖物触碰人或动物以引起注意或使其移动。
Grammar Note
及物时后接宾语，不及物时常用 prod at 表示‘戳、捅’
Pronunciation & Spelling
以上单词都与 prod 押韵：在英式发音中，重读元音及之后的辅音都是 /ɒd/，且大多拼作 -od。注意拼写相似的 proud /praʊd/ 和 pride /praɪd/ 发音并不相同，不要混淆。
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。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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