provoke

[prəˈvəʊk]
  • 释义

  • 激起，挑起;煽动;招致;触怒，使愤怒;

  • 词义辨析
  • provoke, excite, galvanize, pique, quicken, stimulate
  • 这组词都可表示“激起某人或引发某事”。它们的区别是：
    provoke强调激发动作或感情的原因; excite除了指激起感情或兴趣等之外,还暗示其原因的性质和动作的强烈或深刻程度; galvanize指用人工方法来激活衰老、僵硬或濒死的人或物; pique指激起好奇心、兴趣等; quicken指激发活力、生气或使生命、感情等复苏,强调其结果是有益的; stimulate专指人或物因外界因素而受到刺激,也指激励人从懒散、心灰意冷中振作起来或对某事物产生兴趣。
  • provoke，irritate，aggravate
  • 这些动词都含“激怒”之意。
    provoke指挑衅。
    irritate指因受到不愉快的刺激而烦燥。
    aggravate口语用词。指因长时间的反复言行而引起不快。
  • 双语例句
  • 1、

    Tactile and auditory stimuli provoke convulsions with opposthotonis.

    触觉和听觉的刺激可诱发惊厥和角弓反张.

    ——辞典例句
  • 2、

    The announcement provoked a storm of protest.

    这个声明激起了抗议的风潮。

    ——《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
  • 3、

    Tackling him would provoke a bloody backlash of suicide bombers.

    启用他将会引发一场自杀式爆炸袭击的血战.

    ——期刊摘选
  • 4、

    Cunning and vicious people often come to the shop to provoke unwarranted trouble.

    狡猾恶毒的人常来这家店招惹无端的麻烦.

    ——期刊摘选
  • 5、

    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。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 6、

    Don't provoke me too far . My father started out as a desperado, nothing scares me.

    你别把我招翻了, 我爸爸是光棍出身, 我什么事都做得出来!

    ——汉英文学 - 骆驼祥子
  • 7、

    How oft did they provoke him in the wilderness, and grieve him in the desert!

    他们在旷野悖逆他, 在荒地叫他担忧,何其多呢.

    期刊摘选
  • 8、

    He is provoked by their mockery to say more than he have intended.

    他受到他们嘲笑恼羞成怒,说了一些过头的话.

    期刊摘选
  • 9、

    Don't provoke him to anger.

    别招他生气.

    《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • 10、

    While they might provoke an emotional reaction in the viewer , the photographs are deliberately not sentimentalised.

    虽然可能在观看者中引发一些不快, 这些照片仍然尽量避免流于欣喜.

    期刊摘选
  • 11、

    You'd better not provoke that fellow.

    这人招惹不得.

    《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • 12、

    She would even provoke the dogs when they were asleep, pawing at their noses and eyes.

    连狗儿睡着了,它也要去招它, 用爪子抓抓它们的鼻子和眼睛.

    汉英文学 - 散文英译
  • 13、

    The lawyer claimed his client was provoked into acts of violence by the defendant.

    律师声称，他的当事人是受到被告的挑衅才采取暴力行动的。

    牛津高阶英汉双解词典
  • 14、

    Big changes always provoke loud howls, and Barack Obama's health reform is no exception.

    大幅的变革总是引来高声叫嚣, 奥巴马的医疗改革也不例外.

    期刊摘选
  • 15、

    The article was intended to provoke discussion.

    这篇文章旨在引发讨论。

    牛津高阶英汉双解词典
  • 16、

    Dairy products may provoke allergic reactions in some people.

    乳制品可能会引起某些人的过敏反应。

    牛津高阶英汉双解词典
  • 17、

    Be careful what you say─he's easily provoked.

    说话要小心，他这个人一惹就火儿。

    牛津高阶英汉双解词典
  • 18、

    Pyongyang has accused U.S. of using the joint military exercise to provoke war.

    朝鲜指责美国举行联合军事演习意在挑起战争.

    期刊摘选
  • 19、

    I provoked him into doing something really stupid.

    在我的刺激下他做了件非常愚蠢的事。

    柯林斯高阶英语词典
  • 20、

    Don't provoke the cruel nature in your man.

    别刺激他的坏本性.

    期刊摘选
  • 21、

    The decision to invade provoked storms of protest.

    入侵决定激起了抗议的风暴。

    朗文当代高级英语词典 第6版
  • 22、

    Don't provoke the animal by teasing. It may bite you.

    不要挑逗动物, 它会咬你的.

    《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • 23、

    The novel has provoked fierce debate in the US.

    那部小说在美国引发了激烈的争论。

    朗文当代高级英语词典 第6版
  • 24、

    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。

    柯林斯高阶英语词典
  • 25、

    The dog would not have attacked if it hadn't been provoked.

    如果不是被惹恼了,那狗原本不会攻击的。

    朗文当代高级英语词典 第6版
  • 26、

    Mom is still angry. Don't provoke her now.

    妈妈正在火头上, 这会儿谁也不要去惹她.

    期刊摘选
  • 27、

    Grandhi does not wish to provoke them any more than necessary.

    甘地不到万不得已时是不想冒犯他们的.

    辞典例句
  • 28、

    I said [ did ] nothing to provoke him.

    我可没惹他呀!

    《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • 29、

    His election success has provoked a shocked reaction...

    他的当选引起一片震惊。

    柯林斯高阶英语词典
  • 30、

    Fool ! You know they areto be trifled dare you to provoke them!

    你明知道他们不好惹你还敢性感裸体女小游戏去招惹他们!

    期刊摘选
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