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goad

verb
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Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they goad
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he / she / it goads
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past simple goaded
🔊/ˈɡəʊdɪd/
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past participle goaded
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-ing form goading
🔊/ˈɡəʊdɪŋ/
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Phrasal Verbs
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  1. to keep annoying somebody/something until they react（不断地）招惹，激怒，刺激
    • goad somebody/something 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。🔊🔊
    • goad somebody/something into (doing) something He finally goaded her into answering his question.他终于激得她回答了他的问题。🔊🔊
    • goad somebody/something to do something She felt a needle of annoyance goading her to hit back.她感到一阵烦恼，使她回击。
    Extra Examples
    • He goaded her into saying more than she intended.他刺激她说了本不想说的话。
    • His uncompromising style goads the reader into political action.他毫不妥协的风格使读者陷入政治行动。
    • She didn't answer him or try to goad him any further.她没有回答他，也没有试图刺杀他。
    • The coach never stops shouting and goading the youngsters.教练从未停止过喊叫和嘲弄青少年。
    Topics Personal qualitiesc2
    Word OriginOld English gād, of Germanic origin.

goad

noun
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  1. a pointed stick used for making cows, etc. move forwards（赶牛等牲畜用的）尖头棒
  2. something that makes somebody do something, usually by annoying them（意在惹恼某人而促其行动的）刺激，激励
    • The offer of economic help is intended to act as a goad to political reform.提供经济帮助旨在充当政治改革的目标。
    3. Word OriginOld English gād, of Germanic origin.