goad

英 [ɡəʊd] 美 [ɡoʊd]

• v. 刺激；激励；驱使
• n. 刺棒；激励物；刺激物

英英释义

Noun:

1. a pointed instrument that is used to prod into a state of motion

2. a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something;

   "the ceaseless prodding got on his nerves"
   

Verb:

1. give heart or courage to

2. urge with or as if with a goad

3. stab or urge on as if with a pointed stick

4. goad or provoke,as by constant criticism;

   "He needled her with his sarcastic remarks"
   

例句

用作动词 (v.)

1. His persistent questions finally goaded me into an angry reply.
   他三番五次地问问题惹得我回答时也没有好气。
2. He kept goading me to fight.
   他不断煽动我去打架。
3. Stop goading the poor beast!
   别再驱赶那可怜的动物了！

用作名词 (n.)

1. A goad is used for prodding cattle.
   刺棒是赶牲畜用的。
2. They are motivated by the twin goads of punishment and reward.
   他们受赏与罚的双重因素所激励。
3. They needed the goad of threatened fines to make them take action.
   他们需要罚款威胁的刺激来使他们采取行动。

经典引文

• Poverty was an essential goad to industry.

  出自： E. P. Thompson

• The blame was torture, like knives goading him.

  出自： D. H. Lawrence

• Recriminations simply goaded him into a deeper fury.

  出自： I. Hamilton

• He galloped to the river's edge and goaded the beast to plunge in.

  出自： J. A. Michener

• The inconstancy of a crowd goaded by rhetoric.

  出自： P. Ustinov

词汇搭配

• goad on 煽动,强迫某人...
• goad into 驱使
• goad someone into fury 使某人发怒

近反义词

【近义词】

• incite 煽动
• poke 戳
• push 推
• prod 刺针
• spur 支脉
• stick 手杖
• poker 扑克
• urge 驱策
• rod 杆
• prick 刺
• drive 开车
• whip 鞭子
• stimulus 刺激
• impetus 推动力
• shove 推挤
• driving force 驱动力
• stimulation 刺激
• incitement 刺激(激励
• provoke 激怒
• stir 激起
• needle 针
• hasten 催促
• actuate 促使
• thrust 刺
• provocation 激怒
• wheedle (以甜言蜜语)诱惑...
• inspiration 灵感
• stimulant 兴奋剂
• press 按
• ram 公羊
• signal 信号
• animate 使有生气
• goading 动词goad的现在进行式...
• spurring 动词spur的现在进行式...
• urging 催促的
• prodding 动词prod的现在进行式...