"prod into" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 促使...去做
• 敦促...去做

Definition

用力推某人，或强烈劝说某人去做某事，通常是在对方犹豫或不情愿时。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

偏口语，既可以用在实际“戳/推”的动作，也常用作比喻（劝、催促）。常见用法是“prod someone into doing something”。不要与单独“prod”混淆，后者更倾向物理动作。

Examples

She prodded him into joining the club.

她**促使他**加入了俱樂部。

The coach prodded the team into training harder.

教練**促使隊伍**更努力訓練。

My parents prodded me into finishing my homework.

我的父母**催促我**完成作業。

It took a lot of effort to prod him into asking for help.

花了不少力氣才**讓他去**請求幫助。

Sometimes you have to prod people into changing their minds.

有時候你得**促使人們**改變主意。

He wouldn’t have spoken up if we hadn’t prodded him into it.

如果不是我們**促使他**，他是不會開口的。