Word · Frequency #12182

prod

/prɒd/

noun

戳；捅；刺

A poke; a prick or stab with a pointed instrument.

1.
A device (now often electrical) used to goad livestock into moving.
(常指电动的)驱赶牲畜的装置
2.
A prick or stab with such a pointed instrument.
用尖锐工具刺或戳
3.
A poke.
一戳
4.
A light kind of crossbow; a prodd.
一种轻型弩

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

In use

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。

Her gentle prod reminded me to submit the report.

她的温和提醒让我记起要交报告。

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。

cattle prod: 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。
electric prod: 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。
prod in the ribs: 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。
give someone a prod: 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。
sharp prod: 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。

记 prod = poke 的 p + rod 棍：用棍子一戳就是 prod（驱畜棒）。

语域：mixed 常见场景：livestock farming、everyday conversation prod 作名词时语气随义项变化：指驱赶牲畜的刺棒或电击棒时通常较中性、具体；指轻捅或提醒时多用于日常口语。

可数名词，指刺棒或激励物。

这些词在英式英语中与 prod (/prɒd/) 押韵：cod、pod、rod、nod、plod、trod。注意：proud (/praʊd/) 和 probe (/prəʊb/) 形似但发音不同。

Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。

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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