"goad" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 激勵
• 刺激
• 驅使

Definition

推動或鼓勵某人去做某事，通常是透過讓他們感到被挑戰或被激怒。也可以指驅趕動物的工具，但主要用於推動人做事。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

'Goad' 較為正式，常指持續挑釁或激怒某人去做某事。常見用法有 'goad someone into doing'。可既是激勵也可能是惹怒。與單純建議或請求不同。

Examples

She tried to goad her friend into joining the race.

她試圖**激勵**她的朋友參加比賽。

The coach used jokes to goad the team to try harder.

教練用笑話**激勵**球隊更加努力。

He used a stick to goad the cattle forward.

他用棍子**驅使**牛羣向前。

His brother kept trying to goad him into arguing, but he stayed calm.

他哥哥一直試圖**激怒**他吵架，但他保持冷靜。

Don’t let them goad you into making a bad decision.

別讓他們**刺激**你做出不好的決定。

Sometimes, a little criticism can goad people to do better.

有時候，適當的批評能**激勵**人們做得更好。