provoked

英 [prəˈvəʊkt]

美 [prəˈvoʊkt]

v.  激起; 引起; 引发; 挑衅; 激怒; 刺激
provoke的过去分词和过去式

过去分词：provoked　过去式：provoked　

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。

英英释义

adj

• incited, especially deliberately, to anger
  1. aggravated by passive resistance
  2. the provoked animal attacked the child
  Synonym:aggravated

双语例句

• The press release provoked furious protests from the Gore camp and other top Democrats.
  这份媒体发布的声明激起了戈尔阵营以及其他民主党高层人士的愤怒抗议。
• Niki's voice provoked a new bout of unreasoning anger.
  妮基一开口又激起了无名的怒火。
• The coach began to wobble when some of his team selections provoked much baffled comment.
  当一些队员的入选招致许多不解的非议时，教练开始动摇了。
• His promotion has provoked much discussion among us.
  他的晋升引起了大伙儿沸沸扬扬的议论。
• He is easily provoked these days.
  他近来心情烦躁，动辄发脾气。
• The noise would have provoked alarm and neighbourly concern
  吵闹本会引起担忧和好意的关注。
• The images provoked strong surges of nostalgia for the days of yore
  这些影像勾起了对昔日时光的强烈怀念。
• Tax increases provoked a backlash against the government in last year's local elections.
  在去年地方选举中税务的增加激起了对政府的强烈反对。
• His speech provoked the mob and caused a riot.
  他的演说激起了群众而且引起了一阵骚动。
• The speech provoked an angry response from teachers and community leaders.
  这个演讲在教师和社区负责人中引起了愤怒的反响。