/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]