[VERB 动词]促使;推动;引起 To prompt someone to do something means to make them decide to do it.
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Japan's recession has prompted consumers to cut back on buying cars...
日本经济的不景气使得消费者在购买车辆上减少了开支。
The need for villagers to control their own destinies has prompted a new plan.
村民们想要掌握自己的命运,这促成了一项新的计划。
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[VERB 动词]鼓励,提示(说话者);给(演员)提词 If you prompt someone when they stop speaking, you encourage or help them to continue. If you prompt an actor, you tell them what their next line is when they have forgotten what comes next.
[V with quote]
[V n]
'Go on,' the therapist prompted him...
“接着说,”医生鼓励他道。
How exactly did he prompt her, Mr Markham?
确切地说,他是怎样提示她的,马卡姆先生?
Prompt is also a noun.
Her blushes were saved by a prompt from one of her hosts.
幸亏一位主持人提示,她才不至于尴尬脸红。
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]迅速的;即刻的;立即的;及时的 A prompt action is done without any delay.
[usu ADJ n]
It is not too late, but prompt action is needed.
现在还不算晚,但是需要立即采取行动。
...an inflammation of the eyeball which needs prompt treatment.
需要立即治疗的眼球炎症
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]敏捷的;迅速的;及时的 If you are prompt to do something, you do it without delay or you are not late.
[v-link ADJ]
You have been so prompt in carrying out all these commissions...
你执行所有这些命令可真够迅速的。
We didn't worry because they were always so prompt with their rental payment.
我们不担心,因为他们交租金总是非常及时。
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promptpromptspromptedpromptingadjective★1★done without delay 立即的;迅速的;及时的SYN
immediate
◆Prompt action was required as the fire spread.由于火势蔓延,须要立即采取行动。◆Prompt payment of the invoice would be appreciated.见发票即付款,将不胜感激。2★[not before noun ](of a person 人)acting without delay; arriving at the right time 敏捷;迅速;准时SYN
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◆Please be prompt when attending these meetings.参加上述会议,请准时出席。▶prompt·ness/prɒmptnəs; NAmEprɑːmptnəs/noun[uncountable ]verb★1★[transitive ]to make sb decide to do sth; to cause sth to happen 促使;导致;激起SYN
provoke
promptsth ◆The discovery of the bomb prompted an increase in security.此次发现炸弹促使当局加强了安全工作。◆His speech prompted an angry outburst from a man in the crowd.他的讲话激起了人群中一男子的愤怒。promptsb to do sth ◆The thought of her daughter's wedding day prompted her to lose some weight.对女儿婚期的操心使她消瘦不少。2[transitive ]to encourage sb to speak by asking them questions or suggesting words that they could say 鼓励,提示,提醒(某人说话)promptsb ◆She was too nervous to speak and had to be prompted.她紧张得说不出话来,只好听人提示。promptsb to do sth ◆( computing 计) The program will prompt you to enter data where required. 这个程序在必要时将提醒你输入数据。prompt(sb) + speech ◆‘And then what happened?’ he prompted.“后来怎样了?”他鼓励对方继续说下去。3[transitive , intransitive ]prompt(sb) to follow the text of a play and remind the actors what the words are if they forget their lines 给(演员)提词noun1a word or words said to an actor, to remind them what to say next when they have forgotten (给演员的)提词,提示2( computing 计) a sign on a computer screen that shows that the computer has finished doing sth and is ready for more instructions 提示符adverbexactly at the time mentioned 准时地◆The meeting will begin at ten o'clock prompt.会议将于十点钟准时开始。prompt/prɒmpt; NAmEprɑːmpt/prompt·ness/prɒmptnəs; NAmEprɑːmptnəs/
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promptprompt1 /prɒmpt $ prɑːmpt/ ●●○W3 verb
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1[transitive] to make someone decide to do somethingprompt somebody to do something What prompted you to buy that suit?2[transitive] to make people say or do something as a reaction: The decision prompted an outcry among prominent US campaigners.3[transitive] to help a speaker who pauses, by suggesting how to continue: ‘I can’t decide,’ said Beatrice. ‘Decide what?’ prompted Marlon.4[transitive] to ask someone to do something on a computer: A message will appear which will prompt you for certain information.5[intransitive, transitive] to remind an actor of the next words in a speech
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promptprompt2 ●●○ adjective
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1done quickly, immediately, or at the right time: Prompt action must be taken. Prompt payment is requested. a prompt response2[not before noun] someone who is prompt arrives or does something at the right time and is not late: Lunch is at two. Try to be prompt.—promptness noun [uncountable]
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promptprompt3 ●○○ noun [countable]
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1a word or words said to an actor in a play, to help them remember what to say2a sign on a computer screen which shows that the computer has finished one operation and is ready to begin the next
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promptprompt4 adverb British English informal
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at the time mentioned and no laterSYN sharp American English: The bus will leave at 8 o'clock prompt.