goad

goad — 動詞

IPA/ɡəʊd/
KK[ɡˈod]IPA/ɡəʊd/
  • goadpresent simple I / you / we / they
  • goadshe / she / it
  • goadedpast simple
  • goading-ing form

1. to keep picking at someone — teasing, daring, or criticising them again and agai

1.動詞及物B2
釋義

激使；慫恿

不斷用言語刺激，迫使對方採取行動

to keep picking at someone — teasing, daring, or criticising them again and again — not letting up until they are pushed into reacting or doing what you wanted them to do

例句

Ryo's older brother goaded him into climbing the high wall by calling him a coward.

Ryo 的哥哥罵他是膽小鬼，激使他去爬那道高牆。

goad + someone + into + -ing

The crowd goaded the speaker with non-stop jeers until he shouted back at them.

群眾不停地用噓聲刺激演講者，直到他終於吼了回去。

goad + someone + with + noun (jeers, insults)

同義詞
  • provoke

    broader — can be a single action rather than continual pressure

  • egg on

    informal; often used when someone pushes another to do something foolish

  • needle

    informal; focuses on persistent small jabs rather than driving to a result

  • spur

    more positive — to motivate or encourage, not necessarily through irritation

反義詞
  • deter

    to discourage someone from acting

  • restrain

    to hold someone back from reacting

文法句型

goad + someone + into + -ing

goad + someone + to-infinitive

be goaded + into + -ing

用法筆記

Often followed by 'into + -ing' or 'to + infinitive'. The subject is usually a person or a group; the object is the person being pushed to react. This is the sense you want when people are using words, not physical objects.

常見錯誤

❌My teacher goaded me to study harder for the test.
✅My teacher encouraged me to study harder for the test.
💡'goad' implies irritation and pressure; 'encourage' is positive and supportive.
❌He goaded the horse with his heels.
✅He spurred the horse with his heels.
💡for riding animals, use 'spur'; 'goad' as a verb for animals is mainly used with a long stick (see sense 2).

2. to prod livestock with a sharp pole, forcing the beast to move ahead or rousing

2.動詞及物C1
釋義

戳趕

用尖物戳刺動物以驅使其移動

to prod livestock with a sharp pole, forcing the beast to move ahead or rousing it until it charges

例句

The farmer goaded the tired ox with a sharp stick to keep it moving along the path.

農夫用一根尖棍戳趕那頭疲憊的牛，讓牠沿著小路繼續走。

literal: goad + animal + with + pointed instrument

Otis picked up a long pole and goaded the donkey up the steep, rocky hill.

Otis 拿起一根長竿，戳趕著驢子爬上那陡峭又多石的山坡。

同義詞
  • prod

    similar, but 'prod' is also very common in figurative use

  • poke

    less forceful; 'poke' often suggests a single jab rather than continuous driving

文法句型

goad + animal + with + noun

用法筆記

This is the literal sense — the action uses a physical pointed stick or pole. For the figurative sense of pushing someone with words, see sense 1 (PROVOKE INTO ACTION).

goad — 名詞

IPA/ɡəʊd/
KK[ɡˈod]IPA/ɡoʊd/