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prodded

/prod/US // prɒd //UK // (prɒd) //

鞭策,鞭打过的,鞭策着,探讨过的

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Definitions

v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    prod·ded, prod·ding.

    • : to poke or jab with or as if with something pointed: I prodded him with my elbow.
    • : to rouse or incite as if by poking; nag; goad.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the act of prodding; a poke or jab.
    • : any of various pointed instruments used as a goad, especially an electrified rod that administers a mild shock: a cattle prod.

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Examples

  • Ironically, when prodded, Banks gives me the same line that lover did—just listen to the song.

  • The medical team literally poked and prodded the girls while they were in trances, seeing if physical pain could wake them.

  • Prodded, Benjamin admits that she keeps photos of Holmes in her wallet and on her bedroom wall.

  • And prodded by McGettigan, the witness recounted the gifts of clothes and sports equipment Sandusky gave her young son.

  • When prodded, Polanski proves a rather unreliable critic of his own films.

  • I stood back out of the way, and the three were prodded into a row in front of the low table.

  • Though prodded, the beast moved slowly and with great effort, its legs sinking up to the knees in the sand.

  • I have had several narrow escapes from being prodded, but it is useless to yell at her, or even to use the whip on her.

  • Bayonets prodded, swords thrust, Tom Halstead wielded his club and Hank was busy with his weight.

  • He thrust a piece of bamboo into the hole and prodded the helpless captives below with a savage energy.