v.刺激；激励；驱使

n.刺棒；激励物；刺激物

His persistent questions finally goaded me into an angry reply. 他三番五次地问问题惹得我回答时也没有好气。

He kept goading me to fight. 他不断煽动我去打架。

Stop goading the poor beast! 别再驱赶那可怜的动物了！

A goad is used for prodding cattle. 刺棒是赶牲畜用的。

They are motivated by the twin goads of punishment and reward. 他们受赏与罚的双重因素所激励。