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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   prompt

   • IPA[präm(p)t]

   美式

   • v.
     (of an event or fact) cause or bring about (an action or feeling)；cause (someone) to take a course of action
   • n.
     an act of assisting or encouraging a hesitating speaker；a word or phrase spoken as a reminder to an actor of a forgotten word or line.
   • adj.
     done without delay; immediate；(of a person) acting without delay

   • verb: prompt, 3rd person present: prompts, gerund or present participle: prompting, past tense: prompted, past participle: prompted

   • noun: prompt, plural noun: prompts

2. • 釋義

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. (of an event or fact) cause or bring about (an action or feeling) his death has prompted an industry-wide investigation of safety violations 同義詞 give rise to, bring about, cause, occasion, result in, ... 更多lead to, elicit, produce, bring on, engender, induce, call forth, evoke, precipitate, trigger, spark off, provoke, instigate反義詞 deter, restrain
   • ▪ cause (someone) to take a course of action a demonstration by 20,000 people prompted the government to step up security 同義詞 induce, make, move, cause, motivate, ... 更多lead, dispose, persuade, incline, encourage, stimulate, prod, impel, spur on, urge, inspire, provoke, incite反義詞 discourage
   • 2. assist or encourage (a hesitating speaker) to say something “And the picture?” he prompted 同義詞 remind, cue, give someone a cue, help out, coach, ... 更多feed, jog someone's memory, refresh someone's memory
   • ▪ supply a forgotten word or line to (an actor) during the performance of a play.
   • ▪ (of a computer) request input from (a user) the online form prompts users for data

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. an act of assisting or encouraging a hesitating speaker with barely a prompt, Barbara talked on
   • ▪ a word or phrase spoken as a reminder to an actor of a forgotten word or line.
   • ▪ another term for prompter
   • ▪ a message or symbol on a screen to show that the system is waiting for input.
   • 2. the time limit for the payment of an account, as stated on a prompt note.

   adj.

   形容詞

   • 1. done without delay; immediate the owner would have died but for the prompt action of two paramedics
   • ▪ (of a person) acting without delay the fans were prompt and courteous in complying with police requests
   • ▪ (of goods) for immediate delivery and payment.