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provoke vt.激怒；惹起；驱使 (1) 你如果激怒了这条狗，它可能会咬你。(2) 不要激怒笼中的动物。(3) 他的粗鲁惹得我揍了他。(4) 这种有问题的主张肯定会招致非议。(5) 他企图挑拨他们打架。 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.

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英 [prə'vəʊk] 美 [prə'voʊk] (1) If you provoke the dog, he may bite you.(2) Don't provoke the animals in the cage.(3) His rudeness provoked me to strike him.(4) Such a questionable assertion is sure to provoke criticism.(5) He tried to provoke them into fighting. 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. 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	英 [prə'vəʊk] 美 [prə'voʊk]
中文释义	vt.激怒；惹起；驱使
英语例句	(1) If you provoke the dog, he may bite you. (2) Don't provoke the animals in the cage. (3) His rudeness provoked me to strike him. (4) Such a questionable assertion is sure to provoke criticism. (5) He tried to provoke them into fighting.
中文例句	(1) 你如果激怒了这条狗，它可能会咬你。 (2) 不要激怒笼中的动物。 (3) 他的粗鲁惹得我揍了他。 (4) 这种有问题的主张肯定会招致非议。 (5) 他企图挑拨他们打架。
vocabulary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.
vocabulary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.
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。

Provoke People [V I D Humor Verb 动词