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provocation n.激怒；挑衅；激怒的原因 (1) 稍一激他，他就大发脾气。(2) 她有时无缘无故就生气。(3) 他们对这一挑衅未作反应。(4) 她一次次招惹他，他就打了她。 Provocation is the act of provoking someone — doing something just to get a reaction. During election season, opponents sometimes use provocation to try to ruin one another's reputation. However, sometimes it backfires and the one doing the provoking, looking like a bully, loses votes. Some celebrities whose stars are fading use provocation like making scandalous statements to try to keep their names in the headlines.

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英 [ˌprɒvə'keɪʃn] 美 [ˌprɑːvə'keɪʃn] (1) He flares up at the slightest provocation.(2) She sometimes angers with little or no provocation.(3) They did not react to this provocation.(4) He hit her after repeated provocations. A provocation makes someone angry or sometimes even violent. Telling a professional boxer how ugly he is would be considered a provocation — one that might get you punched in the face. 1[N-VAR 可变名词]挑衅；煽动；刺激；激怒 If you describe a person's action as provocation or a provocation, you mean that it is a reason for someone else to react angrily, violently, or emotionally.   [usu prep N]He denies murder on the grounds of provocation...他否认激情杀人。The soldiers fired without provocation...士兵无缘无故就开枪了。The Deputy Commander has condemned this weekend's protest as deliberate provocation.副指挥官谴责本周末的抗议活动是蓄意挑衅。

英语单词	provocation
英美音标	英 [ˌprɒvə'keɪʃn] 美 [ˌprɑːvə'keɪʃn]
中文释义	n.激怒；挑衅；激怒的原因
英语例句	(1) He flares up at the slightest provocation. (2) She sometimes angers with little or no provocation. (3) They did not react to this provocation. (4) He hit her after repeated provocations.
中文例句	(1) 稍一激他，他就大发脾气。 (2) 她有时无缘无故就生气。 (3) 他们对这一挑衅未作反应。 (4) 她一次次招惹他，他就打了她。
vocabulary简明	A provocation makes someone angry or sometimes even violent. Telling a professional boxer how ugly he is would be considered a provocation — one that might get you punched in the face.
vocabulary扩展	Provocation is the act of provoking someone — doing something just to get a reaction. During election season, opponents sometimes use provocation to try to ruin one another's reputation. However, sometimes it backfires and the one doing the provoking, looking like a bully, loses votes. Some celebrities whose stars are fading use provocation like making scandalous statements to try to keep their names in the headlines.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-VAR 可变名词]挑衅；煽动；刺激；激怒 If you describe a person's action as provocation or a provocation, you mean that it is a reason for someone else to react angrily, violently, or emotionally. [usu prep N] He denies murder on the grounds of provocation... 他否认激情杀人。 The soldiers fired without provocation... 士兵无缘无故就开枪了。 The Deputy Commander has condemned this weekend's protest as deliberate provocation. 副指挥官谴责本周末的抗议活动是蓄意挑衅。

Provocation React 英 ˌprɒvə'Keɪʃn] 美 ˌprɑːvə'Keɪʃn N.激怒；挑衅；激怒的原因 Flares Slightest