cattle prod

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A stick designed to goad cows, steers, and similar animals in order to prompt them to move in a desired direction, now usually electrified to administer a stimulating shock to the animal.
  2. Something used to goad or push someone to act. figuratively
    — Social media is only as virtuous as the people using it. With Donald J. Trump in office, using Twitter as a cattle prod to shock the country to attention multiple times a day — often over cultural topics like N.F.L. protests or “Roseanne” — there was a sense that every day on the site was a battle.
动词 v.
  1. To goad or push someone to act. figuratively,transitive
    — (They cattle prodded people trying to get them to move, but to no avail.)

词形变化

cattle prods plural cattle-prod alternative cattleprod alternative cattle prods present,singular,third-person cattle prodding participle,present cattle prodded participle,past cattle prodded past cattle-prod alternative cattleprod alternative

词汇关系

近义词
cattle goad stock prod
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