• n. 刺针；刺棒；签子
• vt. 刺，戳；刺激
• vi. 刺；捅

来自中古英语brodden,刺，戳，来自Proto-Germanic*bruzdaz,刺，硬毛，来自PIE*bhars,刺，硬毛，词源同bur,barley,brad.

prod (v.)

1530s, "to poke with a stick," of uncertain origin; possibly [Barnhart] a variant of brod, from Middle English brodden "to goad," from Old Norse broddr "shaft, spike" (see brad), or perhaps imitative [OED]. Figurative sense is recorded from 1871. Related: Prodded; prodding.

prod (n.)

1787, "pointed instrument used in prodding;" 1802, "act of prodding;" from prod (v.).

1. He gave the donkey a mighty prod in the backside.

他用力捅了一下驴屁股。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Prod the windowsills to check for signs of rot.

戳一戳窗台板看看有没有朽烂的迹象。

来自柯林斯例句

3. You'd better give her memory a prod.

你最好提醒她一下.

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

4. The report should prod the Government into spending more on the Health Service.

这份报告将督促政府加大在卫生服务方面的支出。

来自柯林斯例句

5. He has a short fuse , and they poke and prod to see if he will explode.

他易于激动, 因此他们故意拨弄他,看看他是否会发火.

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》