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| 1 | to deliberately try to make someone angry 挑衅；激怒；刺激 |
| He’ s just trying to provoke you. 他是故意要激怒你。 |
| provoke sb into doing sth She couldn’ t provoke him into arguing. 她无法激他进行争吵。 |
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| 2 | to cause a reaction , especially an angry one 激发，引发（尤指愤怒） |
| provoke a reaction/response The MP’ s speech has provoked a furious reaction. 该议员的讲话激起了人们愤怒的反应。 |
| provoke outrage/hostility Her decision to leave her child provoked outrage. 她离开孩子的决定激起了公愤。 |
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