provoke
柯林斯詞典
1. V-T If you provoke someone, you deliberately annoy them and try to make them behave aggressively. 對(duì)…挑釁
He started beating me when I was about fifteen but I didn't do anything to provoke him. 我大約十五嵗時(shí)，他開始打我，但我竝沒(méi)有做什麼招惹他的事情。
2. V-T If something provokes a reaction, it causes it. 引起
His election success has provoked a shocked reaction. 他的競(jìng)選勝利已經(jīng)引起了震驚的反應(yīng)。
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provoke /pr??v??k/ (provoking,provoked,provokes)
劍橋詞典
- Her manifest lack of interest in the project has provoked severe criticism .
- The release from prison of two of the terrorists has provoked a public outcry .
- These murders have provoked outrage across the country .
- We have no intention of launching a pre-emptive strike , but we will retaliate if provoked.
- The prime minister's speech provoked an angry response from the shadow cabinet .
provoke verb [T] (CAUSE REACTION)
to cause a reaction , especially a negative one激起，引起（尤指負(fù)麪反應(yīng)）
The prospect of increased prices has already provoked an outcry . 物價(jià)上漲的預(yù)測(cè)已經(jīng)引發(fā)了強(qiáng)烈抗議。
Test results provoked worries that the reactor could overheat . 檢測(cè)結(jié)果引發(fā)了對(duì)反應(yīng)堆可能過(guò)熱的擔(dān)憂。
例句
provoke verb [T] (MAKE ANGRY)
to make or try to make a person or an animal angry激怒，挑釁
It was a vicious-looking dog and I didn't want to provoke it. 那衹狗看起來(lái)很兇，我可不想招惹它。
He was clearly trying to get at me but I refused to be provoked. 他分明想攻擊我，但我就是不生氣。
I was provoked into the argument . 我被激怒，於是吵了起來(lái)。 返回 provoke