provoke
- v. 激起，引起；激励，刺激；挑衅，激怒
[ 第三人称单数 provokes 现在分词 provoking 过去式 provoked 过去分词 provoked ]
网络释义专业释义英英释义
provoke a quarrel 寻隙挑衅
provoke elicit 引起 ; 诱发
to provoke 寻衅 ; 挑拔 ; 挑灯拨火 ; 撩惹
provoke e 引起 ; 激怒 ; 引发 ; 对…挑衅
incite provoke 煽动 ; 激动 ; 引起
provoke troubles 寻衅滋事
Provoke Interests 激发兴趣
Provoke outrage 激起公愤
provoke [ prəu'vəuk ]
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v.
- call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
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evoke or provoke to appear or occur
"Her behavior provoked a quarrel between the couple"
同义词： evoke call forth kick up
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provide the needed stimulus for
同义词： stimulate
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annoy continually or chronically
同义词： harass hassle harry chivy chivvy chevy chevvy beset plague molest
以上来源于: WordNet
柯林斯英汉双解大词典
provoke /prəˈvəʊk/ CET4 TEM4 ( provoking, provoked, provokes )
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V-T If you provoke someone, you deliberately annoy them and try to make them behave aggressively. 对…挑衅
例：He started beating me when I was about fifteen but I didn't do anything to provoke him.
我大约十五岁时，他开始打我，但我并没有做什么招惹他的事情。
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V-T If something provokes a reaction, it causes it. 引起
例：His election success has provoked a shocked reaction.
他的竞选胜利已经引起了震惊的反应。
双语例句原声例句权威例句
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His duty was to conciliate the people, not to provoke them.
他的任务是安抚这些人，而不是激怒他们。
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Thinking angry thoughts can provoke strong physiological arousal.
想生气的事情能激起强烈的生理兴奋。
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Premature moves in this respect might well provoke a reaction against the reform.
在这方面过早的行动可能会激起对改革的抵触。
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Mr.Zelaya told reporters he feared the interim government would provoke violence and might even invade the Brazilian embassy compound to seize him.
VOA: standard.2009.09.22
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The problems that Frost poses are problems of interpretation, - problems that provoke you to ask not, "what does he mean exactly?
弗罗斯特给我们的困难是翻译，是使人不发问这样的问题，“他到底要说什么“
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"Land is a major social and political issue,very explosive and very much inclined to provoke a lot of conflict in different parts of the country.
VOA: standard.2009.08.23
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