VERB 促使;推动;引起 To prompt someone to do something means to make them decide to do it.
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。
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。
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.
'Go on,' the therapist prompted him... “接着说,”医生鼓励他道。
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?
Prompt is also a noun.
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。
ADJ-GRADED 迅速的;即刻的;立即的;及时的 A prompt action is done without any delay.
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。
...an inflammation of the eyeball which needs prompt treatment. 需要立即治疗的眼球炎症
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.
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。
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。
This prompted many employers to appraise their selection and recruitment policies 这促使许多雇主考量其人才选拔和招聘政策。
The fears have prompted several countries to embark on massive armament plans. 几个国家开始实施大规模的军备计划,以防患于未然。
He was prompted to a rare outburst of feeling. 他被惹得情绪非常激动,这很少见。
So what prompted him to enter the ministry? 那么,是什么促使他成为牧师的呢?
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。
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。
'Go on,' the therapist prompted him “接着说,”医生鼓励他道。
Two of the world's top four computer manufacturers have announced a shotgun wedding prompted by slumping sales and disastrous financial losses. 世界四大计算机制造商中的两家因销量锐减和严重亏损已闪电宣布合并。
She was undernourished, an observation that prompted yet another unasked question 她看上去营养不良,这一发现又引出了一个未被问及的问题。
The profit and loss figures have prompted worries over the company's future. 那些盈亏的数字已经引起了大家对公司前途的忧虑。
He forgot his lines and had to be prompted. 他忘了台词,结果还得让人提词。
Howard, what prompted you to write this letter? 《财富》:霍华德,是什么促使你写了这封信?
The results beat analysts 'expectations and prompted a rally in the shares of other auto retailers. 这个结果超过了分析人士的预期,促使其他汽车零售商的股票也出现了回升。
You are prompted for a username and password. 我们会被提示输入用户名和密码。
You will be prompted that a change report has been generated. 系统将提示您已生成了更改报告。
You will be prompted for your username and password, which default to system and manager, respectively. 系统会提示输入用户名和密码,默认的用户名和密码分别为system和manager。
You will be prompted to specify the base and the parent tables. 系统将提示您指定基表和父表。
If the repository is new, you will be prompted to create and initialize it. 如果该存储库是新的,则会提示您对其进行创建和初始化。
A hurricane and floods also struck Haiti& then a cholera outbreak prompted a new emergency appeal. 飓风和洪水也袭击了海地,然后又爆发了引起紧急呼吁的霍乱。
These concerns have prompted China's central bank and its top securities regulator to step up credit-risk monitoring. 这些担忧促使中国央行和最高证券监管机构加大了对信贷风险的监控力度。
A falling euro and cheap oil have even prompted economic stirrings. 欧元贬值和廉价的石油甚至促进了经济活动。
The massacre prompted immediate condemnation and condolence from around the world. 这起惨案立刻引发了全球的谴责和慰问。
But their luck also prompted a bitter response from many of their neighbours and relatives. 但他们的好运道同样引起了许多邻居和亲戚的酸楚反应。
These comparisons prompted extensive media coverage and political debate in many countries. 这些对比推动了许多国家广泛的媒体报告和政策性讨论。
This causes a conflict that you are prompted to resolve. 这会引起冲突,系统会提示您进行解决。
Prompted by regulators and public opinion, they have learnt from mistakes. 在监管机构和公共舆论的推动下,它们从错误中吸取了教训。
The UK seems to have prompted a special interest. 英国似乎引起了(中国企业)特别的兴趣。
In this example, the users are prompted for the port settings and a username before chatting. 本示例中,在聊天之前将提示用户输入端口设置和用户名。
This prompted a renewed push on trade. 这为贸易提供了新的推动力。