goad
verb [ T ] uk/ɡəʊd/ us/ɡoʊd/
(不停地)招惹,激怒;刺激;驱使
to make a person or an animal react or do something by continuously annoying or upsetting them
She seemed determined to goad him into a fight. 她似乎铁了心要激怒他来打一架。
He refused to be goaded by their insults. 他对他们的侮辱不屑一顾。
The runner was goadedon by his desire to keep up with the others. 这名跑者不停地努力,一心要跟上其他人。
A group of children were goading (= laughing at or pushing) another child in the school playground. 一群孩子正在学校操场上嘲弄推搡另外一个孩子。