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prompting
noun[ C or U ]
uk /ˈprɒmp.tɪŋ/ us /ˈprɑːmp.tɪŋ/
the act of trying to make someone say something: 敦促;推动;激励
[ + to infinitive ]Kids of that age really shouldn't need prompting to say thank you for things.那么大的孩子确实不需要别人提醒就该会说谢谢了。
Amazingly - without any prompting - my husband actually said how nice I looked in my new dress!真是不可思议——我没作任何提示——我丈夫竟然就说我穿这条新连衣裙看上去非常漂亮。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Remembering, reminding and reminders
aide-mémoire
annal
awaken someone to something
be engraved on someone's memory/mindidiom
be etched on/in someone's memoryidiom
commit
echo
if my memory serves me rightidiom
imprint
in commemoration of someone/something
indelible
jog someone's memoryidiom
recall
remind someone of something/someone
reminder
reminisce
reminiscence
reminiscent
shade
stamp
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