英 [prəˈvəʊkɪŋ] 美 [prəˈvoʊkɪŋ]
adj. 刺激的；令人生气的；激怒人的
v. 刺激；激怒；挑拨；诱发；鼓动（provoke 的现在分词）
provoke /prəˈvəʊk/ CET4 TEM4 [ provoking provoked provokes ]
及物动词 If you provoke someone, you deliberately annoy them and try to make them behave aggressively. 对…挑衅
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。
及物动词 If something provokes a reaction, it causes it. 引起
His election success has provoked a shocked reaction.
他的竞选胜利已经引起了震惊的反应。
驱使；激怒；煽动；惹起
... provoke 指激起某人强烈的愤怒，以致令人作出反应。 provoking 激怒的 provost court 军事法庭 ...
... 好深思的 contemplative 引人深思的 thoughtprovoking ; provoking 令人深思的 thoughtprovoking ; stimulating ...
... provocative 刺激的，挑拨的；气人的 provoking 刺激的；令人生气的，激怒人的 provoked 被激怒的；受到挑衅的 ...
provocative 刺激的，挑拨的；气人的
provoked 被激怒的；受到挑衅的
provocative 刺激物，挑拨物；兴奋剂
provocation 挑衅；激怒；挑拨
provoked 激起；挑衅（provoke的过去分词）
provoke 驱使；激怒；煽动；惹起
刺激的；令人生气的，激怒人的
激怒；挑拨；诱发（provoke的ing形式）
This is an entertaining yet thought-provoking film.
这部电影令人捧腹，却又发人深省。
It is the victim who is often put on trial and, to add insult to injury, she is presumed guilty until proven innocent of provoking the rape.
受到审问的往往是受害者，更糟糕的是，她被假定为有罪，直到证明强奸并非由她挑逗而引起。
Father's words are so thought-provoking that they still ring in my head.
父亲的话是如此发人深省，以至于这些话仍然在我脑海中回响。
Two Arab satellite broadcasting corporations, Nilesat and Arabsat, recently refused to allow al-Alam to continue broadcasting on their frequencies, provoking protestations from Tehran.
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The PKK,which has bases in northern Iraq, conducts frequent raids inside Turkey, provoking periodic Turkish cross-border reprisals.
VOA : standard.2009.03.23
"You are provoking the gods and you act as if there will be no consequence."
VOA : standard.2010.04.08
Enough to indicate that lines have been wrongly crossed without provoking worse, enough to irritate, without infuriating, Russia.
America's trade deficit has rocketed to a record high, provoking squeals from companies and politicians alike.
There's a vocal minority which simply recognizes no bounds when it comes to provoking and insulting.
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