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provoke/prəˈvəʊk/v. tr. 1a incite to anger 激怒 insolence will only provoke him 傲慢只能惹怒他 b (often foll. 常后跟 to, to + infin., or into) rouse or incite 惹起；激起 provoked him to fury 激怒他; provoked her into retaliating 激起她进行报复 c (as 作 provoking adj.) exasperating; irritating 激怒人的；刺激的 2 call forth; instigate (indignation, an inquiry, a storm, etc.) 引起；激起(愤慨、质询、风暴等) 3 tempt; allure 引诱；诱惑 4 cause, give rise to 导致；产生 will provoke fermentation 将导致发酵 □ provokable adj.□ provoker n.□ provokingly adv.[Middle English via Old French provoquer from Latin provocare (as PRO-1, vocare ‘call’)] |