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provoke vt.激怒,挑拨,煽动,惹起,驱使 Let's consider some people who have been known to provoke. Lenny Bruce, was more than just a comedian. He was a "provocateur" who used humor to deliver his controversial diatribes. Humor was his way to provoke people to think. Madonna made her name not only by producing a memorable catalogue of great pop songs, she proved herself to be a master at provoking people through her outrageous attire and lyrics. The moral of this story? It's possible to provoke both positive and negative responses. ★★★☆☆ 2012.2

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[prə'vəuk] Anything that brings about a strong reaction can be said to provoke. You can provoke that lion if you want. But if he responds by attacking, don't come running to me. The company, a major energy supplier in New England, provoked justified outrage in Vermont last week when it announced it was reneging on a longstanding commitment to abide by the strict nuclear regulations. 1[VERB 动词]挑衅；煽动；激怒；刺激 If you provoke someone, you deliberately annoy them and try to make them behave aggressively.   [V n]  [V n into -ing/n]He started beating me when I was about fifteen but I didn't do anything to provoke him...在我快15岁时他开始打我，可我并没有任何招惹他的举动。I provoked him into doing something really stupid.在我的刺激下他做了件非常愚蠢的事。2[VERB 动词]激起；引起 If something provokes a reaction, it causes it.   [V n]His election success has provoked a shocked reaction...他的当选引起一片震惊。The destruction of the mosque has provoked anger throughout the Muslim world.毁坏清真寺的行为激怒了整个伊斯兰世界。

英语单词	provoke
英美音标	[prə'vəuk]
中文释义	vt.激怒,挑拨,煽动,惹起,驱使
vocab简明	Anything that brings about a strong reaction can be said to provoke. You can provoke that lion if you want. But if he responds by attacking, don't come running to me.
vocab扩展	Let's consider some people who have been known to provoke. Lenny Bruce, was more than just a comedian. He was a "provocateur" who used humor to deliver his controversial diatribes. Humor was his way to provoke people to think. Madonna made her name not only by producing a memorable catalogue of great pop songs, she proved herself to be a master at provoking people through her outrageous attire and lyrics. The moral of this story? It's possible to provoke both positive and negative responses.
真题原句	The company, a major energy supplier in New England, provoked justified outrage in Vermont last week when it announced it was reneging on a longstanding commitment to abide by the strict nuclear regulations.
柯林斯星级	★★★☆☆
柯林斯解释	1 [VERB 动词]挑衅；煽动；激怒；刺激 If you provoke someone, you deliberately annoy them and try to make them behave aggressively. [V n] [V n into -ing/n] He started beating me when I was about fifteen but I didn't do anything to provoke him... 在我快15岁时他开始打我，可我并没有任何招惹他的举动。 I provoked him into doing something really stupid. 在我的刺激下他做了件非常愚蠢的事。 2 [VERB 动词]激起；引起 If something provokes a reaction, it causes it. [V n] His election success has provoked a shocked reaction... 他的当选引起一片震惊。 The destruction of the mosque has provoked anger throughout the Muslim world. 毁坏清真寺的行为激怒了整个伊斯兰世界。
来源	2012.2

Provoke People [V I D Humor Verb 动词