prompted

英 [ˈprɒmptɪd]

美 [ˈprɑːmptɪd]

v.  促使; 导致; 激起; 鼓励，提示，提醒(某人说话); 给(演员)提词
prompt的过去分词和过去式

过去分词：prompted　过去式：prompted　

柯林斯词典

• VERB 促使；推动；引起
  Topromptsomeonetodo 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。
• VERB 鼓励，提示（说话者）；给（演员）提词
  If youpromptsomeone when they stop speaking, you encourage or help them to continue. If youpromptan 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. Promptis 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。
• ADJ-GRADED 迅速的；即刻的；立即的；及时的
  Apromptaction 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
• ADJ-GRADED 敏捷的；迅速的；及时的
  If you arepromptto 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。

双语例句

• 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 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。
• Howard, what prompted you to write this letter?
  《财富》：霍华德，是什么促使你写了这封信？
• He forgot his lines and had to be prompted.
  他忘了台词，结果还得让人提词。
• 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。
• This prompted a renewed push on trade.
  这为贸易提供了新的推动力。
• He was prompted to a rare outburst of feeling.
  他被惹得情绪非常激动，这很少见。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。