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VERB
招惹；刺激；激怒
If you goad someone, you deliberately make them feel angry or irritated, often causing them to react by doing something.
例句
He wondered if the psychiatrist was trying to goad him into some unguarded response...
他懷疑那位精神科醫生試圖刺激他作出一些本能的反應。
Charles was always goading me.
查爾斯總是招惹我。
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N-SING
刺激；激勵
A goad is something that makes someone do a particular thing.
例句
Ellie uses wit as a goad to try to force people to see what is in front of them.
埃莉運用自己的機智風趣啟發人們，努力使他們看清眼前的東西。
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N-COUNT
（趕牛用的）尖頭棒
A goad is a sharp, pointed stick that is used for driving cattle.