[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]挑衅的；煽动的；激怒的；刺激的 If you describe something as provocative, you mean that it is intended to make people react angrily or argue against it.
He has made a string of outspoken and sometimes provocative speeches in recent years...
他近些年发表了一连串直言不讳、有时带煽动性的演说。
His behavior was called provocative and antisocial.
他的行为被认为是煽动性的和反社会的。
provocatively
The soldiers fired into the air when the demonstrators behaved provocatively.
示威者作出挑衅举动时，士兵朝空中鸣枪。
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]激发性欲的；挑逗的 If you describe someone's clothing or behaviour as provocative, you mean that it is intended to make someone feel sexual desire.
Some adolescents might be more sexually mature and provocative than others.
一些青少年可能相比同龄人在性方面更成熟、更具挑逗性。
provocatively
She smiled provocatively.
她笑得很撩人。
Oxford
pro·voca·tive/prəˈvɒkətɪv; NAmEprəˈvɑːkətɪv/adjective1intended to make people angry or upset; intended to make people argue about sth 挑衅的；煽动性的；激起争端的◆a provocative remark煽动性的言论◆He doesn't really mean that—he's just being deliberately provocative.他不是真有此意，只不过是存心挑逗一下罢了。2intended to make sb sexually excited 引诱的；激起性欲的◆a provocative smile撩人的一笑▶pro·voca·tive·ly/prəˈvɒkətɪvli; NAmEprəˈvɑːkətɪvli/adverbpro·voca·tive/prəˈvɒkətɪv; NAmEprəˈvɑːkətɪv/pro·voca·tive·ly/prəˈvɒkətɪvli; NAmEprəˈvɑːkətɪvli/
1provocative behaviour, remarks etc are intended to make people angry or upset, or to cause a lot of discussionprovocative comment/remark/statement The minister’s provocative remarks were widely reported in the press. a provocative act by a terrorist group She was accused of being deliberately provocative.2provocative clothes, movements, pictures etc are intended to make someone sexually excited: provocative images of young girls—provocatively adverb