If you prod someone or something, you give them a quick push with your finger or with a pointed object.
例句
He prodded Murray with the shotgun...他用獵槍捅了捅默里。Prod the windowsills to check for signs of rot...戳一戳窗臺板看看有沒有朽爛的跡象。
VERB
提醒；促使；督促
If you prod someone into doing something, you remind or persuade them to do it.
例句
The report should prod the Government into spending more on the Health Service...這份報告將督促政府加大在衛生服務方面的支出。His remark prodded her to ask where Mora had gone.他的話提醒了她，她問莫拉去哪里了。
英英詞典釋義
Noun
1. a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something;