Goad
[ ɡod ]
其它 Other
n. 趕牲口的尖棒;激勵;刺激;
vt. 刺激;激勵;（用尖棒）驅趕;驅使（或慫恿、刺激）某人;
?? 例句
To urge or goad to action.
催促或喚起行動
trying to goad these lazy fellows into action
盡力驅使這些懶人行動.
The opposition is trying to goad the government into calling an election.
在野反對黨正努力激起政府提出選舉。
They goaded him into doing it by saying he was a coward.
他們說他是個膽小鬼,以此刺激他去做這事。
She was tired of dancing but the need for money goaded her on.
她厭倦跳舞,但對錢的需求驅使她做下去。
?? 聯想助記
【記】※ goad-刺激,goal-進球、目標:刺激你達成目標
※ go-去,ad-advance前進:趕牛棒的作用是“go, advace”
? 同義詞
?? 牛津釋義
goad
n
1 pointed stick for making cattle, etc move on （趕牲畜用的）尖頭棒.
2 (fig 比喻) thing urging a person to action 刺激或激勵人行動的事物
motivated by the twin goads of punishment and reward 受賞與罰的雙重因素所促使的. goad, v
1 [Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sb/sth (into sth/doing sth) (fig 比喻) continually provoke or annoy (a personor an animal) 不斷招惹或激怒（人或動物）
Stop goading the poor beast! 別再招惹那可憐的動物了.
His persistent questions finally goaded me into an angry reply/into replying angrily. 他三番五次地問問題惹得我回答時也沒有好氣.
trying to goad these lazy fellows into action 盡力驅使這些懶人行動.
2 (phr v) goad sb on continually urge and encourage sb to do sth 不斷催促或鼓勵某人做某事
goaded on by fierce ambition 為強烈的野心所驅使.
?? 擴展釋義
*[g?ud]n. 趕牛棒, 激勵, 刺激vt. 用刺棒驅趕, 激勵, 刺激, 唆使, 煽動
?? 同為「GRE」詞匯
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I'm with you on that matter.
關于那件事我贊成你。
One party is entitled to cancel the contract if the other side cannot execute it.
如果一方不履行合同，另一方有權取消合同。
All he knew was that his African ancestor taught his son and grandson the words in his own language for river and guitar.
他所知道的只是非洲祖先用自己的語言教給兒孫們的“江”和“吉他”這兩個詞。