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Provoke Provoked Verb I 英[Prəˈvəʊk 美[Prəˈvoʊk Vt.激起,挑起;煽动;招致;触怒,使愤怒 挑衅;煽动;激怒;刺激

单词 provoke
音标
英[prəˈvəʊk] 美[prəˈvoʊk]
解释
vt.激起,挑起;煽动;招致;触怒,使愤怒;
例句

VERB
挑衅;煽动;激怒;刺激
If you provoke someone, you deliberately annoy them and try to make them behave aggressively.
例: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。
例:I provoked him into doing something really stupid.在我的刺激下他做了件非常愚蠢的事。

VERB
激起;引起
If something provokes a reaction, it causes it.
例:His election success has provoked a shocked reaction...他的当选引起一片震惊。
例: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。
变形
third:provokes~done:provoked~ing:provoking~past:provoked~

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