verb, noun
verb (-dd-)
1 ~ (at) sb/sth to push sb/sth with your finger or with a pointed object
SYNPOKE:
[VN] She prodded him in the ribs to wake him up. * [V] He prodded at his breakfast with a fork.
2 [VN] ~ sb (into sth / into doing sth) to try to make sb do sth, especially when they are unwilling:
She finally prodded him into action.
词性: noun
1 the act of pushing sb with your finger or with a pointed object:
She gave him a sharp prod with her umbrella.
2 (informal) an act of encouraging sb or of reminding sb to do sth:
If they haven't replied by next week, you'll have to call them and give them a prod.
3 an instrument like a stick that is used for prodding animals
