goad
goad
[gəʊd]
noun
[gəʊd]
noun
- a spiked stick used for driving cattle
（赶牛的）刺棒
■a thing that stimulates someone into action
刺激；激励
for him the visit was a goad to renewed effort.
这次访问激励他重新努力。
- [with obj.]provoke or annoy (someone) so as to stimulate some action or reaction
刺激；激怒，惹恼；驱使
he goaded her on to more daring revelations.
他激得她更大胆地进行揭露。
■[with obj. and adverbial of direction]drive or urge (an animal) on with a goad
用刺棒驱赶（或鞭策）动物
- Old English gād, of Germanic origin
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