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单词 prod
释义 prod
I. \ˈpräd\ verb
(prodded ; prodded ; prodding ; prods)
Etymology: origin unknown
transitive verb
1.
 a. : to thrust a pointed instrument into : prick with something sharp or blunted
  < the animals were … ruthlessly prodded — V.G.Heiser >
 b. : to incite to action or thought : jog lightly : stir up : jostle, nudge
  < discretion and good judgment can be cultivated and proddedSaturday Review >
  < the student was … prodded to master something — W.H.White >
2. : to poke about or stir as if with a prod
 < refilling his pipe … he prodded the bowl with his thumb — Ellen Glasgow >
 < a fine cock rail … stopping to prod the mud — D.C.Peattie >
intransitive verb
: to go poking — usually used with in or at
 < it is not the facts … which drive and prod at my imagination — Marcia Davenport >
Synonyms: see urge
II. noun
(-s)
1. : a pointed instrument used to impel, move, poke, stir, or make an electrical contact
2. : an incitement to act : a sharp reminder : thrust
 < under the prod of skepticism, there have been refinements in technique — Roland Walker >
 < a prod on the subject of church attendance — Compton Mackenzie >

- on the prod
III.
variant of prad
IV. abbreviation
1. produce; producer; produced
2. product; production
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