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goad v.刺激；激励；驱使n.刺棒；激励物；刺激物 (1) 他三番五次地问问题惹得我回答时也没有好气。(2) 别再驱赶那可怜的动物了！(3) 刺棒是赶牲畜用的。(4) 他们受赏与罚的双重因素所激励。(5) 他们需要罚款威胁的刺激来使他们采取行动。 Originally spelled gad, meaning “spearhead,” goad first came into use as a verb in the 1570s. But say you left your pointy goading stick at home. Have no fear! You can goad people with words, too. Literally or figuratively, a goad prods and pokes and provokes people into doing something. A sheep herder might hustle his flock along with a goad, just as your mom's constant nagging and goading might finally get you sit up straight at the dinner table.

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英 [ɡəʊd] 美 [ɡoʊd] (1) His persistent questions finally goaded me into an angry reply.(2) Stop goading the poor beast!(3) A goad is used for prodding cattle.(4) They are motivated by the twin goads of punishment and reward.(5) They needed the goad of threatened fines to make them take action. A goad is a pointy stick or other instrument used to prod something along. To goad is to poke something with that pointy stick. Either way, the pointiness is really essential for making things leap into action. 1[VERB 动词]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.   [V n into n/-ing]  [V n]He wondered if the psychiatrist was trying to goad him into some unguarded response...他怀疑那位精神科医生试图刺激他作出一些本能的反应。Charles was always goading me.查尔斯总是招惹我。Goad is also a noun.His opposition acted as a goad to her determination to succeed.他的反对反而刺激她坚定了取得成功的决心。2[N-SING 单数名词]刺激；激励 A goad is something that makes someone do a particular thing. Ellie uses wit as a goad to try to force people to see what is in front of them.埃莉运用自己的机智风趣启发人们，努力使他们看清眼前的东西。3[N-COUNT 可数名词]（赶牛用的）尖头棒 A goad is a sharp, pointed stick that is used for driving cattle.

英语单词	goad
英美音标	英 [ɡəʊd] 美 [ɡoʊd]
中文释义	v.刺激；激励；驱使 n.刺棒；激励物；刺激物
英语例句	(1) His persistent questions finally goaded me into an angry reply. (2) Stop goading the poor beast! (3) A goad is used for prodding cattle. (4) They are motivated by the twin goads of punishment and reward. (5) They needed the goad of threatened fines to make them take action.
中文例句	(1) 他三番五次地问问题惹得我回答时也没有好气。 (2) 别再驱赶那可怜的动物了！ (3) 刺棒是赶牲畜用的。 (4) 他们受赏与罚的双重因素所激励。 (5) 他们需要罚款威胁的刺激来使他们采取行动。
vocabulary简明	A goad is a pointy stick or other instrument used to prod something along. To goad is to poke something with that pointy stick. Either way, the pointiness is really essential for making things leap into action.
vocabulary扩展	Originally spelled gad, meaning “spearhead,” goad first came into use as a verb in the 1570s. But say you left your pointy goading stick at home. Have no fear! You can goad people with words, too. Literally or figuratively, a goad prods and pokes and provokes people into doing something. A sheep herder might hustle his flock along with a goad, just as your mom's constant nagging and goading might finally get you sit up straight at the dinner table.
柯林斯解释	1 [VERB 动词]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. [V n into n/-ing] [V n] He wondered if the psychiatrist was trying to goad him into some unguarded response... 他怀疑那位精神科医生试图刺激他作出一些本能的反应。 Charles was always goading me. 查尔斯总是招惹我。 Goad is also a noun. His opposition acted as a goad to her determination to succeed. 他的反对反而刺激她坚定了取得成功的决心。 2 [N-SING 单数名词]刺激；激励 A goad is something that makes someone do a particular thing. Ellie uses wit as a goad to try to force people to see what is in front of them. 埃莉运用自己的机智风趣启发人们，努力使他们看清眼前的东西。 3 [N-COUNT 可数名词]（赶牛用的）尖头棒 A goad is a sharp, pointed stick that is used for driving cattle.

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