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

• Maybe you provoked him with sarcasm.
  也许是你的挖苦刺激了他。
• This controversial requirement raises many ethical and practical issues and has provoked much discussion.
  这一有争议的要求引发了许多伦理的和实践的问题，并激发了广泛讨论。
• I provoked him into doing something really stupid.
  在我的刺激下他做了件非常愚蠢的事。
• 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。
• He was provoked.
  他被惹火了。
• Her constant nagging provoked him.
  她不断地唠叨激怒了他。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• These questions provoked disputes that lasted for centuries.
  这些问题引起了长达几个世纪的争议。