goa

in Vietnamese Gây gổ, kích thích

BrE /ɡəʊd/ AmE /ɡoʊd/

verb en → vi

past goaded pp goaded ing goading

1 URGE/PROVOKE [transitive] B2

Gây gổ, kích thích

to deliberately say or do something to make someone angry, annoyed, or frustrated

  • goad somebody into doing sth

Collocations goad sb to anger · goad sb into action

  • He goaded her into making a rash decision.

    Anh ta đã kích thích cô ấy đưa ra quyết định vội vàng.

2 PUSH/PRESSURE [transitive] B2

Khuyến khích, thúc ép

to encourage or pressure someone to do something, especially when this is not very nice

  • goad somebody into doing sth

Collocations goad sb to action · goad sb on

  • The coach goaded the players into trying harder.

    Huấn luyện viên đã thúc ép các cầu thủ cố gắng nhiều hơn.