prod sb/sth
及物用法,后面直接跟被戳或推动的人或物。
He prodded the sleeping dog gently.
他轻轻捅了捅那只睡着的狗。
戳;捅;用尖物刺;用刺棒驱赶
prods — third person singular of prod
戳,推,触碰;用刺棒刺;刺;刺激
To poke or push someone or something with a finger or pointed object; to prick with a goad.
戳,推,触碰
To poke, to push, to touch.
用刺棒刺
To prick with a goad.
一般现在时
He always prods me to work harder.
他总是激励我更加努力地工作。
一般过去时
She prodded the dough gently.
她轻轻地戳了戳面团。
现在完成时
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。
The teacher prods her students to think critically.
老师督促学生进行批判性思考。
用法提示:动词 'prods' 表示'督促',第三人称单数现在时。
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。
用法提示:动词过去式 'prodded' 表示'戳'的动作。
The coach is prodding the team to work harder.
教练正在督促队员们更加努力。
用法提示:现在分词 'prodding' 表示持续地'督促'。
及物用法,后面直接跟被戳或推动的人或物。
He prodded the sleeping dog gently.
他轻轻捅了捅那只睡着的狗。
prod at 强调反复地戳,动作不一定真的碰到目标。
The child prodded at the mud with a stick.
孩子用棍子戳着泥巴。
表示不断催促某人做某事,常含施加压力之意。
Her friends prodded her into applying for the job.
朋友们催促她去申请那份工作。
用不定式说明催促的具体内容,语气比 into doing 稍直接。
He prodded me to finish the report.
他催我把报告写完。
与 prod 最接近,常用于手指或棍棒;语气比 prod 轻,不一定带催促或驱赶的意味。
动作更突然、用力,带刺入感;不适合表示轻推或轻触。
动作很轻,通常用肘部,目的是提醒或引起注意;没有刺痛感,也不含催促的强度。
较口语化,常见搭配 dig someone in the ribs,指用手指或肘轻捅某人肋部以提醒或逗弄。
grammar · medium
易错句子She proded him in the ribs to wake him up.
正确表达She prodded him in the ribs to wake him up.
prod 以“辅音字母+元音字母+辅音字母”(d) 结尾且该音节重读,构成过去式和现在分词时要双写末尾辅音字母:prod→prodded/prodding,因此不能写成 proded。这条规则与 plan→planned、stop→stopped 相同。
grammar · medium
易错句子The guard prodded him by a stick.
正确表达The guard prodded him with a stick.
表示“用某种工具做某事”时英语用介词 with,不用 by;by 通常只用于交通方式(by bus)或被动句中引出施动者。汉语“用棍子戳”的“用”对应 with,所以应说 prod sb with a stick。
针对“戳、捅、推”这一义项,“pull”表示相反方向的拉扯动作。
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。
常用作 prod 的对象,如 cattle prod(赶牛棒)。
驱赶牛群、羊群时常需要 prod 来催促。
prod 的动作常借助棍棒等工具完成。
被人戳到或推到时,身体通常会做出反射反应。
用话语或动作 prod 某人,常是为了引起或提醒对方注意。
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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