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单词 provoke
释义
provoke
prəvk prəˈvoʊk proʊˈvoʊk
Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense provokes, present participle provoking, past tense , past participle provoked
1 VERB 挑衅;煽动;激怒;刺激 If you provoke someone, you deliberately annoy them and try to make them behave aggressively. 挑衅;煽动;激怒;刺激
  • He started beating me when I was about fifteen but I didn't do anything to provoke him. [VERB noun]

    在我快15岁时他开始打我,可我并没有任何招惹他的举动。

  • I provoked him into doing something really stupid. [VERB noun + into]

    在我的刺激下他做了件非常愚蠢的事。

SYN anger, insult, annoy, offend
2 VERB 激起;引起 If something provokes a reaction, it causes it. 激起;引起
  • His election success has provoked a shocked reaction. [VERB noun]

    他的当选引起一片震惊。

  • The destruction of the mosque has provoked anger throughout the Muslim world. [VERB noun]

    毁坏清真寺的行为激怒了整个伊斯兰世界。

SYN rouse, cause, produce, lead to
Quotations
No-one provokes me with impunity (Nemo me impune lacessit) Motto of the Crown of Scotland and of all Scottish regiments
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