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prompt sb to do sth
表示引起某人做某事。
The teacher's question prompted the student to think deeply.
老师的问题促使学生深入思考。
促使；引发；导致
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
促使；引发；导致
To cause or lead someone to do something; to give an incentive for action.
The teacher's question prompted the student to think deeply.
老师的问题促使学生深入思考。
引导(某人)说出或做出应说应做之事。
To lead (someone) toward what they should say or do.
为帮助或鼓励某人说话而说出(某内容)。
To say (something) in order to help or encourage someone to speak.
向(演员/某人)提示应说的话或应做的动作。
To show or tell (an actor/person) the words they should be saying, or actions they should be doing.
激励行动
give an incentive for action
prompt
Base
原形
prompts
3rd person
第三人称单数
prompting
-ing
现在分词
prompted
Past
过去式
prompted
Past participle
过去分词
The teacher prompts students to answer.
老师提示学生回答。
She prompted him to recall the memory.
她提示他回忆那段记忆。
The software is prompting for user input.
软件正在提示用户输入。
The teacher prompted the students to think more deeply.
老师促使学生更深入地思考。
The system will prompt you to enter your password.
系统会提示你输入密码。
Her curiosity prompted her to explore the forest.
她的好奇心鼓励她去探索森林。
表示引起某人做某事。
The teacher's question prompted the student to think deeply.
老师的问题促使学生深入思考。
表示引起或促成某事物。
The announcement prompted widespread concern.
该通告引发了广泛的关切。
表示通过提示帮助某人。
The director prompted the actress with the next line.
导演用下一句台词提示女演员。
Not this
The teacher prompted the students ask questions.
Use this
The teacher prompted the students to ask questions.
prompt 后接宾语加不定式（to do），不能直接用动词原形。中文习惯省略这种标记，容易漏掉“to”。
Not this
The situation prompted that we take action.
Use this
The situation prompted us to take action.
prompt 不能接 that 从句，需用宾语加不定式结构。学习者可能受 suggest 等动词影响误用 that 从句。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
促使某人做某事
The teacher's question prompted the student to think more deeply.
老师的问题促使学生更深入地思考。
引发回应
Her speech prompted a strong response from the audience.
她的演讲引发了观众强烈的回应。
促使行动
The report prompted immediate action from the government.
该报告促使政府立即采取行动。
引发一个问题
His comment prompted an interesting question about ethics.
他的评论引发了一个关于伦理的有趣问题。
促使做出决定
The deadline prompted a quick decision from the committee.
截止日期促使委员会迅速做出决定。
促使改变
The accident prompted a change in safety regulations.
这起事故促使安全规定发生变化。
Use prompt naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象老师用“Prompt”提示学生，发音似“扑软普特”，扑上去温柔提示，促使回答。
语域：neutral 常见场景：提醒或促使某人做某事、计算机或系统提示 通常用于正式或技术性场合，也可用于日常提醒，比较常见于教育和计算机语境。
常接宾语和不定式，意为'促使…做…'
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