prompt

adj.

1. 立即；迅速的；及时的
   done without delay
   1. Prompt action was required as the fire spread.
      由于火势蔓延，须要立即采取行动。
   2. Prompt payment of the invoice would be appreciated.
      见发票即付款，将不胜感激。
2. 敏捷的；迅速的；准时的
   acting without delay; arriving at the right time
   1. Please be prompt when attending these meetings.
      参加上述会议，请准时出席。

verb

1. 促使；导致；激起
   to make sb decide to do sth; to cause sth to happen
   1. The discovery of the bomb prompted an increase in security.
      此次发现炸弹促使当局加强了安全工作。
   2. His speech prompted an angry outburst from a man in the crowd.
      他的讲话激起了人群中一男子的愤怒。
   3. The thought of her daughter's wedding day prompted her to lose some weight.
      对女儿婚期的操心使她消瘦不少。
2. 鼓励，提示，提醒（某人说话）
   to encourage sb to speak by asking them questions or suggesting words that they could say
   1. She was too nervous to speak and had to be prompted.
      她紧张得说不出话来，只好听人提示。
   2. The program will prompt you to enter data where required.
      这个程序在必要时将提醒你输入数据。
   3. ‘And then what happened?’ he prompted.
      “后来怎样了？”他鼓励对方继续说下去。
3. 给（演员）提词
   to follow the text of a play and remind the actors what the words are if they forget their lines

noun

1. （给演员的）提词，提示
   a word or words said to an actor, to remind them what to say next when they have forgotten
2. 提示符
   a sign on a computer screen that shows that the computer has finished doing sth and is ready for more instructions

adv.

1. 准时地
   exactly at the time mentioned
   1. The meeting will begin at ten o'clock prompt.
      会议将于十点钟准时开始。

1. VERB 促使；推动；引起
   To prompt someone to do something means to make them decide to do it.
   1. Japan's recession has prompted consumers to cut back on buying cars...
      日本经济的不景气使得消费者在购买车辆上减少了开支。
   2. The need for villagers to control their own destinies has prompted a new plan.
      村民们想要掌握自己的命运，这促成了一项新的计划。
2. VERB 鼓励，提示（说话者）；给（演员）提词
   If you prompt someone when they stop speaking, you encourage or help them to continue. If you prompt an actor, you tell them what their next line is when they have forgotten what comes next.
   1. 'Go on,' the therapist prompted him...
      “接着说，”医生鼓励他道。
   2. How exactly did he prompt her, Mr Markham?
      确切地说，他是怎样提示她的，马卡姆先生？
   3. Prompt is also a noun.
      
   4. Her blushes were saved by a prompt from one of her hosts.
      幸亏一位主持人提示，她才不至于尴尬脸红。
3. ADJ-GRADED 迅速的；即刻的；立即的；及时的
   A prompt action is done without any delay.
   1. It is not too late, but prompt action is needed.
      现在还不算晚，但是需要立即采取行动。
   2. ...an inflammation of the eyeball which needs prompt treatment.
      需要立即治疗的眼球炎症
4. ADJ-GRADED 敏捷的；迅速的；及时的
   If you are prompt to do something, you do it without delay or you are not late.
   1. You have been so prompt in carrying out all these commissions...
      你执行所有这些命令可真够迅速的。
   2. We didn't worry because they were always so prompt with their rental payment.
      我们不担心，因为他们交租金总是非常及时。

1. There are many emergencies which need prompt first aid treatment.
   有很多紧急情况需要进行迅速的急救处理。
2. Japan's recession has prompted consumers to cut back on buying cars
   日本经济的不景气使得消费者在购买车辆上减少了开支。
3. The need for villagers to control their own destinies has prompted a new plan.
   村民们想要掌握自己的命运，这促成了一项新的计划。
4. 'Go on,' the therapist prompted him
   “接着说，”医生鼓励他道。
5. How exactly did he prompt her, Mr Markham?
   确切地说，他是怎样提示她的，马卡姆先生？
6. It is not too late, but prompt action is needed.
   现在还不算晚，但是需要立即采取行动。
7. You have been so prompt in carrying out all these commissions
   你执行所有这些命令可真够迅速的。
8. We didn't worry because they were always so prompt with their rental payment.
   我们不担心，因为他们交租金总是非常及时。
9. If he gets stuck on a word, he can make the computer prompt him.
   如果他被某个单词绊住，他可以从电脑上获得提示。
10. Get prompt treatment when you are ill.
    有病要及时治疗。
11. His words, though quite brief, are earnest enough to prompt one to deep thought.
    他话讲得不多，可是语重心长，发人深思。
12. I'll prompt her if she forgets her lines.
    如果她忘掉台词我将给她提示。
13. A prompt remittance would be appreciated.
    速寄汇款不胜感激。
14. Deliberate in counsel, prompt in action.
    静如处子，动如脱兔。
15. His prompt action prevented an accident.
    他的迅速行动避免了事故发生。
16. In business, a prompt reply is imperative.
    在商业上迅速的回复是必要的。
17. You may rest assured that we can effect prompt shipment.
    你可以放心，我们能做到按期发货。
18. We guarantee prompt delivery.
    我们保证迅速交货。
19. He made a prompt decision.
    他作出了一个果断的决定。
20. Now you are back to the normal login system prompt.
    现在您回到了正常的登录系统提示符位置。
21. This is usually through a user name and password dialog prompt.
    这通常是通过用户名和口令对话框提示实现的。
22. The AIX welcome message and command prompt displays.
    这时将显示AIX欢迎消息和命令提示符。
23. This handler does not prompt the client, and returns the user name and password specified on this dialog.
    此处理程序不对客户端进行提示，它返回在此对话框中指定的用户名和密码。
24. A very simple LoginModule may prompt for and verify a username and password.
    一个非常简单的LoginModule可能会提示输入用户名和密码并对它们进行验证。
25. Set your system's classpath on this command prompt.
    在这个命令提示中设置系统的类路径。
26. Thank you for your prompt reply to our telegram.
    多谢您对我们电报的及时答复。
27. But I believe it should also prompt in each of us a time for self-reflection.
    而我相信，它还应当是一个促使我们每个人自省的时刻。
28. You should get a prompt to enter a user and a password.
    您将收到一个提示，要求输入用户和密码。
29. I'm afraid we cannot give you a further discount for prompt~.
    恐怕我们不能因为付款迅速而再给予你方折扣了。

noun

1. (computer science) a symbol that appears on the computer screen to indicate that the computer is ready to receive a command

   Synonym:    command prompt

2. a cue given to a performer (usually the beginning of the next line to be spoken)
   1. the audience could hear his prompting

   Synonym:    prompting

verb

1. serve as the inciting cause of
   1. She prompted me to call my relatives

   Synonym:    inspireinstigate

2. assist (somebody acting or reciting) by suggesting the next words of something forgotten or imperfectly learned

   Synonym:    remindcue

3. give an incentive for action
   1. This moved me to sacrifice my career

   Synonym:    motivateactuatepropelmoveincite

adj

1. performed with little or no delay
   1. an immediate reply to my letter
   2. a prompt reply
   3. was quick to respond
   4. a straightaway denial

   Synonym:    immediatequickstraightaway

2. according to schedule or without delay
   1. the train is prompt

3. ready and willing or quick to act
   1. she is always prompt to help her friends