provokes

英 [prəˈvəʊks]

美 [prəˈvoʊks]

v.  激起; 引起; 引发; 挑衅; 激怒; 刺激
provoke的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• VERB 挑衅；煽动；激怒；刺激
  If youprovokesomeone, you deliberately annoy them and try to make them behave aggressively.
  1. 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。
  2. 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 somethingprovokesa reaction, it causes it.
  1. His election success has provoked a shocked reaction...
     他的当选引起一片震惊。
  2. 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。

双语例句

• Which is just as well given that flying provokes more hostility than anything.
  鉴于空中飞行招致更多的敌意，这样还算不错。
• It might be embarrassing to admit the emergence of a virus or illness. however, any delay in responding to these problems is irresponsible and provokes tragedies.
  可能要承认一种病毒或疾病是令人羞耻的，但是，对于这个问题迟迟不作出反应的行为是不负责任的，而且会导致危机的发生。
• Otherwise, it becomes obsolete and provokes increased costs when it needs to be adapted to business needs evolution.
  否则，该体系架构就会很陈旧，而且在适应业务需求发展时会引起成本的增加。
• The ritual reporting of bonuses provokes envy in some, and self-loathing in many.
  对红利隆重的报道引起某些人的嫉妒并使许多人自暴自弃。
• For advanced economies, the wisdom of attempting structural reform at a time that growth is low and inflation nil or negative is questionable, if it provokes uncertainty that reduces confidence and demand.
  对于发达经济体，在增长较低、通胀为零或负值的情况下试图进行结构性改革，如果此举引发不确定性、削弱信心和需求，那么其明智性就值得推敲了。
• The subject of terrorism provokes passion in many people.
  提到恐怖主义活动，许多人就反应激烈。
• What kind of circumstances usually provokes your attacks?
  通常什么样的环境容易引起你发病呢？
• Childe Roland hallucinates about dead comrades and imagines horrors that aren't actually there: like the modern city, this place strains his psyche and provokes abnormal responses.
  罗兰少爷幻觉出已死去的同志和并不存在的恐怖身影：就像摩登都市，这个废土使他精神紧张，并促发了不正常的反应。
• Leaves the girl arrogant heart song instantly, is containing the look which the young girl provokes, I must use this the sentimental key, opens that girl mind the door, holds that young girl's heart!
  霎时出姑娘骄傲的心歌，包含着少女挑衅的眼神，我要用这把感情的钥匙，打开那姑娘心灵的房门，占有那少女的心！
• Still provokes indignation and grief.
  仍然能使人愤怒和哀伤。