provoke
/prəʊˈvəʊk/verb
with obj.
1- stimulate or give rise to (a reaction or emotion, typically a strong or unwelcome one) in someone刺激, 导致(尤指强烈或令人不快的反应或情绪):
the decision provoked a storm of protest from civil rights organizations
这一决定挑起了民权组织的抗议浪潮
as adj.,in combination -provoking anxiety-provoking situations.令人焦急的局势。
1.1
- stimulate or incite (someone) to do or feel something, especially by arousing anger in them鼓动, 激励, 刺激:
a teacher can provoke you into working harder.
老师能激励你更努力学习。
1.2
- deliberately make (someone) annoyed or angry故意激怒(某人):
Rachel refused to be provoked.
雷切尔硬是没被激怒。
派生词
provokable
adjectiveprovoker
nounprovokingly
adverb词源
late Middle English (also in the sense 'invoke,summon'): from Old French provoquer,from Latin provocare 'challenge',from pro- 'forth'+vocare 'to call'.