provocations

英 [ˌprɒvəˈkeɪʃənz]

美 [ˌprɑvəˈkeɪʃənz]

n.  挑衅; 刺激; 激怒
provocation的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 挑衅；煽动；刺激；激怒
  If you describe a person's action asprovocationor aprovocation, you mean that it is a reason for someone else to react angrily, violently, or emotionally.
  1. He denies murder on the grounds of provocation...
     他否认激情杀人。
  2. The soldiers fired without provocation...
     士兵无缘无故就开枪了。
  3. The Deputy Commander has condemned this weekend's protest as deliberate provocation.
     副指挥官谴责本周末的抗议活动是蓄意挑衅。

双语例句

• We cannot ignore such provocations.
  对于这种挑衅，我们不能置之不理。
• South Korean President Park Geun-hye warned on Monday of 'reckless provocations' by North Korea.
  韩国总统槿惠（ParkGeun-hye）周一对朝鲜可能发动不计后果的挑行为发出警告。
• India also wants to push back against what it sees as Chinese provocations.
  印度视图向后推来反抗作为对中国的挑衅。
• The trauma of partition ensured that relations with Pakistan would long be dreadful, and India has shown admirable restraint in the face of bloody provocations from across the border.
  该分区的创伤表明印度与巴基斯坦的关系将长期不和。然而面对边境上的血腥挑衅，印度却表现出了令人钦佩的的隐忍。
• SARFT has promulgated rules banning lewd comments and other moral provocations.
  广电总局颁布规定，禁止发表粗俗言论及其他道德挑衅。
• North Korea experts suggest two main motivations for recent provocations.
  北韩问题专家提出两种看法，说明北韩近来采取挑衅行动的主要动机。
• Meanwhile, the US cannot ignore the pattern of Sino-Indian border provocations and new force deployments similar to what happened 47 years ago when China, taking advantage of the Cuban missile crisis, routed the Indian military in a surprise invasion.
  与此同时，美国不能对中印边境的挑衅行为和增兵行动这与47年前的情形类似视而不见。当时，中国利用古巴导弹危机之机，发动突然入侵并击溃了印度军队。
• Soon after that, Israeli Defense Minister bin Aleazer warned Syria and Lebanon not to play with fire, and stated that Israel would strongly respond to any attacks and provocations at a proper time.
  随后，以色列国防部长本埃利泽警告叙利亚和黎巴嫩不要玩火，并表示以色列将在适当的时候对任何进攻和挑衅作出强烈反应。
• The atmosphere would then be more conducive to conclude a code of conduct that could prevent accidents and unnecessary provocations in future.
  届时气氛将更有利于缔结一项行为准则，以在未来防止突发事件和不必要的挑衅。
• Clinton told reporters in Washington that the Syrian military should immediately end attacks and provocations in the region.
  克林顿在华盛顿对记者说，叙利亚军队应当立即停止在该地区的袭击和挑衅。