Its actions may prod other watchmakers to invest more in their own factories .

或许会刺激其他公司将更多的资金投入到自己的工厂中。

The government hopes to prod markets into a slowdown by toughening financing rules .

加拿大政府则希望通过强化融资规来刺激楼市放缓。

To rev up consumer awareness , he also will prod amc to launch major advertising campaigns .

为了提高在消费者中的认知度，他还将敦促amc开展大型广告营销活动。

Some observers fear that mr rajoy is more likely to give spain a gentle prod than the smack of firm government .

一些观察家担心拉霍伊先生只能给一个西班牙温和的刺激，而不是一个强有力的政府。

But china will continue trying to prod the north koreans into reforming the economy and opening the country more to the outside world .

中国将继续尝试刺激朝鲜进行经济改革、对外部世界开放更多。