A CONTEMPORARY work of art can provoke outrage disproportionate to its artistic merit.

一幅当代艺术作品能够激起与其艺术价值不相称的愤怒。

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Yet wind turbines often provoke greater outrage than cats do, said Gavin Shire, vice President of the Bird Conservancy.

然而，和猫相比，风力涡轮机往往会激发更为强烈的愤怒，鸟类保护协会副会长加文·夏尔说。

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The Met's trustees were afraid it would provoke public outrage and Bryson Burroughs, its director, thought Picasso a madman.

当时大都会博物馆的理事们担心会激怒公众。馆长Bryson Burroughs觉得毕加索是个疯子。

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Though its reports sometimes provoke outrage, the ombudsman is well known and liked.

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He was sentenced to 18 weeks in prison last September after admitting two "trolling" charges - a term used to describe the trend of anonymously seeking to provoke outrage by posting insults and abuse online.

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Even neutered bodies, however, can provoke outrage.

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