2VERB 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. 鼓励,提示(说话者);给(演员)提词
'Go on,' the therapist prompted him. [VERB with quote]
“接着说,”医生鼓励他道。
How exactly did he prompt her, Mr Markham? [VERB noun]
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。
3ADJ-GRADED [usually ADJ n]迅速的;即刻的;立即的;及时的 A prompt action is done without any delay. 迅速的;即刻的;立即的;及时的
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.