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

• He is quieter now than he used to be, if no one provokes him: more sullen and depressed, and less furious.
  如果没人惹他，他比往常可安静多了；更阴沉些，沮丧些，火气少些。
• If a behavior provokes no response, it typically dies away.
  如果一种行为没有激起任何反应，它一般会消失。
• 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。
• 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。
• One should not try to ignore the emotion this image provokes.
  人们不能忽视这个画面所煽动的情绪。
• The book arouses/ provokes my interest.
  这本书激起了我的兴趣。
• Spring scenery provokes people's interest.
  春色撩人。
• But our present health crisis provokes a different classical response: O tempora!
  但我们当前的健康危机引来了另一句经典的回复：啊，时势！
• No matter how much he provokes them, Italians seem unable to dislodge Silvio Berlusconi.
  无论西尔维奥贝卢斯科尼怎么激怒意大利人，老百姓似乎都无法赶他下台。
• Look at the attitude of the mammifer toward the serpent: the serpent provokes fear and repulsion.
  看看哺乳动物对蛇的态度：蛇挑起他们的恐惧和排斥。