/prɒd ||; prɑd/verb [I,T] (prodding;prodded) to push or press sb/sth with your finger or a pointed object （用手指或尖物）刺，戳，捅: (figurative 比喻) Ruth works quite hard but she does need prodding occasionally. 鲁思工作颇努力，但偶尔也需要有人督促一下。 ☞picture on page S19 见S19页插图 prod noun [C]: to give the fire a prod with a stick 用棒把炉火拨旺 ➔prodding noun [U]