The Deputy Commander has condemned this weekend's protest as deliberate provocation.副指挥官谴责本周末的抗议活动是蓄意挑衅。

The soldiers fired without provocation.士兵们无缘无故地开枪了。

She will have a tantrum at the least provocation.她会为了丁点儿小事而大发脾气。

She flies into a rage without the slightest provocation.她会无缘无故地勃然大怒。

He denies murder on the grounds of provocation.他否认盛怒之下杀人。