(computing 计算机) a sign on a computer screen that shows that the computer has finished doing sth and is ready for more instructions 提示符
verb
[T] to make sb decide to do sth; to cause sth to happen 促使；导致；激起 SYN provoke
~ sth
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。
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。
~ sb to do sth
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。