新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

provoke

英  [prəˈvəʊk]
    

[VERB]

    VERB. 动词
  • provokes , provoking , provoked

    1[T 及物动词] 对…挑衅

    If you provoke someone, you deliberately annoy them and try to make them behave aggressively.

    双语例句

    例:

    He started beating me when I was about fifteen but I didn't do anything to provoke him.

    我大约十五岁时,他开始打我,但我并没有做什么招惹他的事情。

    2[T 及物动词] 引起

    If something provokes a reaction, it causes it.

    近义词

    cause , excite , generate

    双语例句

    例:

    His election success has provoked a shocked reaction.

    他的竞选胜利已经引起了令人震惊的反应。

    例:

    The destruction of the mosque has provoked anger throughout the Muslim world.

    这座清真寺的摧毁已经在穆斯林世界引起了愤怒。

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