goad

[gəud]

v.刺激, 激励, 驱使
n.刺棒, 激励物, 刺激物

例句与用法：

Although the innkeeper was warm, we guessed that his real goad was to get more money.

尽管客栈老板很热情，但我们猜想他的真正目的是为了得到更多的钱。

Stop goading the poor beast!

别再驱赶那可怜的动物了！

His persistent questions finally goaded me into an angry reply.

他三番五次地问问题惹得我回答时也没有好气。

They are motivated by the twin goads of punishment and reward.

他们受赏与罚的双重因素所激励。

词形变化：

动词过去式: goaded | 动词过去分词: goaded | 动词现在分词: goading | 动词第三人称单数: goads |

详细释义：

vt.

1. 刺激; 驱使; 唆使[(+into/to/on)][O2]

She was tired of dancing but the need for money goaded her on.

她厌倦跳舞, 但对钱的需求驱使她做下去。

He kept goading me to fight.

他不断煽动我去打架。

They goaded him into doing it by saying he was a coward.

他们说他是个胆小鬼, 以此刺激他去做这事。

2. 驱赶(家畜)

n.[C]

1. (驱赶家畜用的)刺棒

2. 刺激物; 刺激; 激励

短语词组：

goad into

1. 驱使; 促使

He was goaded by hunger into stealing.

他为饥饿所迫而行窃。

goad on

1. 驱策; 刺激

He goaded his opponent on to attack him.

他刺激他的对手向他进攻。