goad /ɡəʊd/ star1 (goading,goaded,goads)

• 1.  

  V-T（及物动词） If you goad someone, you deliberately make them feel angry or irritated, often causing them to react by doing something. 刺激

  例：

  Charles was always goading me.

  查尔斯老是刺激我。

• 2.  

  N-COUNT（可数名词） Goad is also a noun. 刺激

  例：

  Her presence was just one more goad to Joanna's unravelling nerves.

  她的出现只是对乔安娜几近崩溃的神经的又一次刺激。