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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   goad

   • IPA[ɡōd]

   美式

   • v.
     provoke or annoy (someone) so as to stimulate some action or reaction；drive or urge (an animal) on with a goad
   • n.
     a spiked stick used for driving cattle.；a thing that stimulates someone into action

   • verb: goad, 3rd person present: goads, gerund or present participle: goading, past tense: goaded, past participle: goaded

2. • 釋義

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. provoke or annoy (someone) so as to stimulate some action or reaction he goaded her on to more daring revelations
   • 2. drive or urge (an animal) on with a goad the cowboys goaded their cattle across the meadows

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. a spiked stick used for driving cattle. 同義詞 prod, spiked stick, spike, staff, crook, ... 更多pole, rod, ankus, archaicprick
   • ▪ a thing that stimulates someone into action for him the visit was a goad to renewed effort 同義詞 stimulus, incentive, encouragement, stimulant, stimulation, ... 更多inducement, fillip, impetus, impulse, spur, prod, prompt, incitement, motive, motivation, informalkick in the pants, kick up the backside, shot in the arm