give sb/sth a prod
该结构后常接 to do 说明捅一下的目的。
She gave the cow a prod to get it moving.
她捅了那头牛一下，让它走起来。
刺棒；驱畜棒；电驱畜器；轻型弩；(常指电动的)驱赶牲畜的装置；用尖锐工具刺或戳；一戳
A poke; a prick or stab with a pointed instrument.
(常指电动的)驱赶牲畜的装置
A device (now often electrical) used to goad livestock into moving.
用尖锐工具刺或戳
A prick or stab with such a pointed instrument.
一戳
A poke.
一种轻型弩
A light kind of crossbow; a prodd.
The farmer used a prod to guide the stubborn ox.
农民用一根刺棒引导那头倔强的牛。
用法提示：这里“prod”是名词，指驱赶牲畜用的刺棒。
Her gentle prod reminded me to submit the report.
她的温和提醒让我记起要交报告。
用法提示：“prod”在此用作名词，表示一种激励或提醒。
The electrified prod is a controversial tool in animal handling.
电击棒在动物处理中是一种有争议的工具。
用法提示：“prod”指一种具体的刺棒工具，常用于家畜管理。
该结构后常接 to do 说明捅一下的目的。
She gave the cow a prod to get it moving.
她捅了那头牛一下，让它走起来。
用 with 引出戳刺所用的工具。
He felt a sharp prod with a stick.
他感到被棍子狠狠戳了一下。
指身体某一部位时常用 a prod in the ribs/back 等。
A prod in the ribs woke him up.
肋部被人捅了一下，把他弄醒了。
poke 是口语中最常用的“戳/捅”，动作比 prod 随意；nudge 更轻，常用肘部。
nudge 语气最轻，常含提醒或引起注意之意，不带攻击性。
jab 比 prod 更突然、更有力，常指用尖物或拳头快速戳刺。
dig 指用指尖或肘部戳一下，口语中常带“提醒/催促”的意味。
grammar · medium
易错句子The farmer gave the cow prod to make it move.
正确表达The farmer gave the cow a prod to make it move.
prod 是可数名词，单数形式前必须加冠词 a/an；汉语名词前常不需要冠词，所以容易漏掉。
grammar · medium
易错句子The farmer used an electricity prod to move the pigs.
正确表达The farmer used an electric prod to move the pigs.
修饰名词要用形容词 electric；electricity 是名词，不能直接作定语。汉语“电的、电动的”不能直译成名词。
grammar · medium
易错句子She gave him a prod by her finger.
正确表达She gave him a prod with her finger.
表示“用某工具或身体部位”作手段时用介词 with；by 多表示方式、手段或施动者，不接具体的工具或身体部位。
驱赶牲畜的电棒；赶牛棒
The farmer used a cattle prod to guide the cow into the truck.
农民用赶牛棒把那头牛引上卡车。
电击棒；电驱畜器
The keeper turned off the electric prod after the animals calmed down.
动物安静下来后，饲养员关掉了电驱畜器。
戳肋骨；捅肋部
She gave him a prod in the ribs to stop him from snoring.
她戳了一下他的肋骨，让他别再打鼾。
捅某人一下；轻轻戳某人
The rider gave the horse a prod with his heel.
骑手用脚跟轻轻捅了一下马。
突然的一戳；猛的一捅
He felt a sharp prod in his back and froze.
他感到后背被猛戳了一下，顿时僵住了。
与用刺棒驱赶的牲畜直接相关。
刺棒常用于驱使家畜移动。
牧人使用刺棒来引导畜群。
刺棒是农场常见的工具。
现代刺棒常为电动形式。
督促某人；提醒某人
My boss gave me a prod to submit the report by Friday.
我的老板督促我周五前交报告。
需要督促；需要提醒
Sometimes you need a prod to get out of bed early.
有时你需要一点督促才能早起。
温和的提醒；轻柔的推动
Her email was a gentle prod for us to finish the project.
她的邮件是一个温和的提醒，让我们完成项目。
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