goad

激怒、挑动、刺激

He kept goading her until she finally lost her temper.

他不断挑动她，直到她终于发火。

煽动、逼使、怂恿常接 into

His classmates goaded him into jumping off the bridge.

同学们怂恿他从桥上跳下去。

驱赶、赶指牲畜

The farmer goaded the cattle toward the open gate.

农夫把牛赶向敞开的栅门。

刺激、动力、诱因

Fear of failure acted as a goad to work harder.

对失败的恐惧成了他更加努力的动力。

赶牛棒、刺棒

The herdsman carried a long wooden goad over his shoulder.

牧人肩上扛著一根长长的木制赶牛棒。