prod

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  • n.
    刺针,刺棒
    刺激,激励
  • vt.
    刺激
    促使…行动
    (用手指或尖物)戳

单词词源

prod 刺,戳,捅

来自中古英语brodden,刺,戳,来自Proto-Germanic*bruzdaz,刺,硬毛,来自PIE*bhars,刺,硬毛,词源同bur,barley,brad.

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双语例句

1. Its actions may prod other watchmakers to invest more in their own factories .
或许会刺激其他公司将更多的资金投入到自己的工厂中。
2. The government hopes to prod markets into a slowdown by toughening financing rules .
加拿大政府则希望通过强化融资规来刺激楼市放缓。
3. To rev up consumer awareness , he also will prod amc to launch major advertising campaigns .
为了提高在消费者中的认知度,他还将敦促amc开展大型广告营销活动。
4. Some observers fear that mr rajoy is more likely to give spain a gentle prod than the smack of firm government .
一些观察家担心拉霍伊先生只能给一个西班牙温和的刺激,而不是一个强有力的政府。
5. But china will continue trying to prod the north koreans into reforming the economy and opening the country more to the outside world .
中国将继续尝试刺激朝鲜进行经济改革、对外部世界开放更多。

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