prod someone in the ribs
collocation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。
戳；捅；用尖物刺；用刺棒驱赶
prodded — past of prod
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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.
The teacher prods her students to think critically.
老师督促学生进行批判性思考。
戳,推,触碰
To poke, to push, to touch.
用刺棒刺
To prick with a goad.
prod
Base
原形
prods
3rd person
第三人称单数
prodding
-ing
现在分词
prodded
Past
过去式
prodded
Past participle
过去分词
He always prods me to work harder.
他总是激励我更加努力地工作。
She prodded the dough gently.
她轻轻地戳了戳面团。
They have prodded the company to change its policy.
他们已敦促公司改变政策。
规则动词，但重读闭音节需双写d再加-ed或-ing。
He prodded the sleeping dog with a stick to wake it up.
他用棍子戳了戳睡着的狗，想弄醒它。
The coach is prodding the team to work harder.
教练正在督促队员们更加努力。
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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。
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。
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。
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。
捅地面
He prodded the ground with his umbrella.
他用雨伞捅着地面。
促使某人采取行动；鞭策某人行动起来
The accident prodded the government into action.
这次事故促使政府采取了行动。
唤起某人的记忆；使某人想起（某事）
Her question prodded my memory, and I suddenly remembered the address.
她的提问唤起了我的记忆，我突然想起了那个地址。
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助记：prod = p(oke) + rod（棍子），想象用棍子戳一下，驱赶牛往前走。
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。
及物时后接宾语，不及物时常用 prod at 表示‘戳、捅’
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