goad
/gəud; ɡod/ n
1 pointed stick for making cattle, etc move on （赶牲畜用的）尖头棒.
2 (fig 比喻) thing urging a person to action 刺激或激励人行动的事物
motivated by the twin goads of punishment and reward 受赏与罚的双重因素所促使的. goad, v
1 [Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sb/sth (into sth/doing sth) (fig 比喻) continually provoke or annoy (a personor an animal) 不断招惹或激怒（人或动物）
Stop goading the poor beast! 别再招惹那可怜的动物了.
His persistent questions finally goaded me into an angry reply/into replying angrily. 他三番五次地问问题惹得我回答时也没有好气.
trying to goad these lazy fellows into action 尽力驱使这些懒人行动.
2 (phr v) goad sb on continually urge and encourage sb to do sth 不断催促或鼓励某人做某事
goaded on by fierce ambition 为强烈的野心所驱使.