英汉词典

goad 基本解释

• n. 刺激；（赶牲口用的）刺棒；激励
• vt. 刺激；激励；用刺棒驱赶；煽动
• n. (Goad)人名；(英)戈德

goad 词态变化

goad 中文词源

来自PIE*ghei, 刺，刺激，词源同gar, goad.

goad 英文词源

goad

goad: [OE] Goad comes via prehistoric Germanic *gaidō from an Indo-European base *ghai-. This also produced an Old English word for ‘spear’, gār, which survives today in garlic [OE], etymologically ‘spear leek’.
=> garlic

goad (n.)

Old English gad "point, spearhead, arrowhead, pointed stick used for driving cattle," from Proto-Germanic *gaido "goad, spear" (cognates: Lombardic gaida "spear"), from suffixed form of PIE root *ghei- (1) "to propel, prick" (cognates: Sanskrit hetih "missile, projectile," himsati "he injures;" Avestan zaena- "weapon;" Greek khaios "shepherd's staff;" Old English gar "spear;" Old Irish gae "spear"). Figurative use "anything that urges or stimulates" is since 16c., probably from the Bible.

goad (v.)

1570s, from goad (n.); earliest use is figurative, "incite, stimulate, instigate." Literal use by 1610s. Related: Goaded; goading.

goad 英文释义

1. a pointed instrument used to prod into motion

2. a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something;

"the ceaseless prodding got on his nerves"

goad 双语例句

1. His opposition acted as a goad to her determination to succeed.

他的反对反而刺激她坚定了取得成功的决心。

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2. He wondered if the psychiatrist was trying to goad him into some unguarded response.

他怀疑那位精神科医生试图刺激他作出一些本能的反应。

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3. Ellie uses wit as a goad to try to force people to see what is in front of them.

埃莉运用自己的机智风趣启发人们，努力使他们看清眼前的东西。

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4. " I want somebody very goad, very safe , to plant that gun, " he told Clemenza.

“ 我看,得找一个非常精明、非常可靠的人去把枪摆到预定地点去, ” 他对克莱门扎说.

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5. Hunger goad him to steal a loaf of bread.

饥饿驱迫他偷一块面包.

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goad 实用场景例句

Goaded beyond endurance, she turned on him and hit out.

她被气得忍无可忍，于是转身向他猛击。

牛津词典

He finally goaded her into answering his question.

他终于激得她回答了他的问题。

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The boxers were goaded on by the shrieking crowd.

拳击运动员听见观众的喊叫就来劲儿了。

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He wondered if the psychiatrist was trying to goad him into some unguarded response...

他怀疑那位精神科医生试图刺激他作出一些本能的反应。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Charles was always goading me.

查尔斯总是招惹我。

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Ellie uses wit as a goad to try to force people to see what is in front of them.

埃莉运用自己的机智风趣启发人们，努力使他们看清眼前的东西。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Hunger goad him to steal a loaf of bread.

饥饿驱迫他偷一块面包.

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One that acts as a provocative stimulus; a goad.

刺激令人振奋的刺激物; 激励.

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The opposition is trying to goad the government into calling an election.

在野反对党正努力激起政府提出选举.

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To urge or goad to action.

催促或唤起行动.

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Very goad to meet you.

这个问题很多新人都会关心的!

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Computer simulation showed that such a method achieved goad recognition effect.

计算机仿真实验表明,该方法取得了较好的识别效果.

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They needed the goad of threatened fines to make them take action.

他们需要罚款威胁的刺激来使他们采取行动.

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A slight goad or incentive; a small stimulus.

刺激小刺激或激励; 小刺激.

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He needed to goad the mage into acting rashly.

他需要刺激这位法师,使他自乱阵脚.

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A pointed object, such as an ice pick, a goad, or a thorn.

尖刺尖头物, 如冰戳, 尖棒或荆棘.

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To live to eat is not a goad attitude toward life.

活着就是为了吃不是好的生活态度.

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The writer said he needed some goad because he was indolent.

这个作家说他需要刺激,因为他很懒惰.

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In the Bible, however, angels are muscular bullies who frequently goad humans into fistfights.

而在圣经中, 天使们却常常是唆使人们互殴的肌肉发达的壮汉模样.

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A goad, as for prodding cattle.

刺棒赶牲畜用的尖头棒.

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Some people think the year of Goad is a jinx.

人们普遍认为羊年不吉利.

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" I want somebody very goad, very safe , to plant that gun, " he told Clemenza.

“ 我看,得找一个非常精明、非常可靠的人去把枪摆到预定地点去, ” 他对克莱门扎说.

教父部分

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.

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He wondered if the psychiatrist was trying to goad him into some unguarded response.

他怀疑那位精神科医生试图刺激他作出一些本能的反应。

柯林斯例句

His opposition acted as a goad to her determination to succeed.

他的反对反而刺激她坚定了取得成功的决心。

柯林斯例句

Ellie uses wit as a goad to try to force people to see what is in front of them.

埃莉运用自己的机智风趣启发人们，努力使他们看清眼前的东西。

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