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单词 prod
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
prod /prɑd/USA pronunciation   v., prod•ded, prod•ding, n. 
v. [+ object]
  1. to jab with something pointed:to prod the cattle along.
  2. to incite as if by poking;
    nag;
    goad:If those insults don't prod him into action, what will?

n. [countable]
  1. the act of prodding;
    a poke or jab.
  2. any of various pointed instruments used to force someone or some animal to move along:a cattle prod.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
prod  (prod),USA pronunciation v., prod•ded, prod•ding, n. 
v.t. 
  1. to poke or jab with or as if with something pointed:I prodded him with my elbow.
  2. to rouse or incite as if by poking;
    nag;
    goad.

n. 
  1. the act of prodding;
    a poke or jab.
  2. any of various pointed instruments used as a goad, esp. an electrified rod that administers a mild shock:a cattle prod.
  • origin, originally uncertain 1525–35
prodder, n. 
    • 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged impel, stir, prompt, excite.

Prod  (prod),USA pronunciation n. [Chiefly Ulster Slang](often disparaging and offensive).
  1. British Termsa Protestant, esp. an Anglo-Irish Protestant.
  • d probably reflects the voicing or flap characteristic of some Ulster accents by shortening

prod., 
    1. produce.
    2. produced.
    3. producer.
    4. product.
    5. production.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
prod /prɒd/ vb (prods, prodding, prodded)
  1. to poke or jab with or as if with a pointed object
  2. (transitive) to rouse or urge to action
n
  1. the act or an instance of prodding
  2. a sharp or pointed object
  3. a stimulus or reminder
Etymology: 16th Century: of uncertain origin

ˈprodder n
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
prod. abbreviation for
  1. produce
  2. produced
  3. product
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