provokes

英 [prəˈvəʊks]

美 [prəˈvoʊks]

v.  激起; 引起; 引发; 挑衅; 激怒; 刺激
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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

• 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。
• 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。
• It provokes certain undesirable effects, in the urinary tract and allergic reactions.
  会在尿道中引起某些不良作用以及过敏反应。
• Formalin causes inflammation, which provokes pain-like behavior in mice.
  福尔马林引直炎症，在小鼠身上产生疼痛症状。
• The book arouses/ provokes my interest.
  这本书激起了我的兴趣。
• 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。
• Spring scenery provokes people's interest.
  春色撩人。
• Hong Kong is a place that provokes questions, some without answers.
  香港是一个容易引发问题的地方，而有些问题是没有答案的。
• Or if it keeps its nuclear weapons and thus provokes America into toppling the regime?
  抑或继续持有核武器而惹恼美国来推翻自己？
• 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！