goad
verbVerb Forms
Phrasal Verbspresent simple I / you / we / they goad | |
he / she / it goads | |
past simple goaded | |
past participle goaded | |
-ing form goading |
to keep annoying somebody/something until they react (不斷地)招惹,激怒,刺激 - goad somebody/something
Goaded beyond endurance, she turned on him and hit out. 她被氣得忍無可忍,於是轉身向他猛擊。 - goad somebody/something into (doing) something
He finally goaded her into answering his question. 他終於激得她回答了他的問題。 - goad somebody/something to do something
She felt a needle of annoyance goading her to hit back. 她感到一陣惱怒驅使她還手。
Extra ExamplesTopics Personal qualitiesc2He goaded her into saying more than she intended. 他刺激她說了本不想說的話。 His uncompromising style goads the reader into political action. 他毫不妥協的風格驅使讀者采取政治行動。 She didn't answer him or try to goad him any further. 她沒有回答他,也沒有試圖進一步刺激他。 The coach never stops shouting and goading the youngsters. 教練不停地大喊大叫,刺激年輕人。
Word OriginOld English gād, of Germanic origin.- goad somebody/something