goad
verb[T]
uk/ɡəʊd/us/ɡoʊd/goadverb[T](provoke)
to make apersonor ananimalreactor do something bycontinuouslyannoyingorupsettingthem:
（不停地）招惹，激怒；刺激；驱使Sheseemeddeterminedto goad himintoafight.她似乎铁了心要激怒他来打一架。
Herefusedto be goaded bytheirinsults.他对他们的侮辱不屑一顾。
Therunnerwas goadedonby hisdesiretokeepup with theothers.这名跑者不停地努力，一心要跟上其他人。
Agroupofchildrenwere goading(=laughingat orpushing)anotherchildin theschoolplayground.一群孩子正在学校操场上嘲弄推搡另外一个孩子。
Urging & persuading
- ambulance-chasing
- argumentation
- be/go on atsomeoneidiom
- blag
- blagger
- chivvy
- fob
- induce
- inveigle
- lean
- lean onsomeone/something
- miseducate
- miseducation
- overencourage
- soft sell
- urge
- woo
- work onsomething
- wrap
- wrapsomeonearoundyourlittle fingeridiom
goadverb[T](TOUCH WITH STICK)
totouchananimalwith the end of apointedobjectinorderto make itangryorencourageit to do something:
Thepicadorgoaded thebullwith aspear.
Dogs were madefuriousby being goaded withsticks.
Pushing and shoving
- bat
- batsomething/someoneaway
- bring
- bringsomeonedown
- bundle
- defenestrate
- dig
- elbow
- heave
- nudge
- poke
- poke/digsomeonein the ribsidiom
- prod
- propel
- push
- push off
- scrum
- shoulder
- upset
- wheel
goad
noun[C]
uk/ɡəʊd/us/ɡoʊd/goadnoun[C](PROVOCATION)
something thatencouragessomeone to do something,especiallybyannoyingorupsettingthem:
Hisspeechshouldserveas a goad toaction.
- Thathurthissenseofpatrioticprideand was one of the goads thatsenthim off around theworld.
- It has been anincentiveand a goad to me.
- If I take aholidayof more than twoweeks, thepainreturnsandpainis a veryeffectivegoad.
- Hisfilmmakersonhad nevergottenaround torecordinghis father'swartimememories, and hisfailureto do sobecameakindof goad to get itrightwith thesubjectsof thefilm.
- Theteasingglimpseof so manygorgeousspotsis a goad torenewyourownpassportand getmoving.
Urging & persuading
- ambulance-chasing
- argumentation
- be/go on atsomeoneidiom
- blag
- blagger
- chivvy
- fob
- induce
- inveigle
- lean
- lean onsomeone/something
- miseducate
- miseducation
- overencourage
- soft sell
- urge
- woo
- work onsomething
- wrap
- wrapsomeonearoundyourlittle fingeridiom
goadnoun[C](STICK)
astickforpokingananimalto make it do what youwant:
Aboywalkedalongsidethe ox-train,proddingtheoxenwith ametalpointedgoad.
Hand weapons
- battleaxe
- bayonet
- blowgun
- blowpipe
- bludgeon
- catapult
- haft
- halberd
- harpoon
- hilt
- jackknife
- rapier
- sabre
- scabbard
- scimitar
- shanghai
- shank
- sheath
- sheath knife
- two-edged
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