provokes
英 [prəˈvəʊks]
美 [prəˈvoʊks]
v. 激起; 引起; 引发; 挑衅; 激怒; 刺激
provoke的第三人称单数
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.- 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。 - I provoked him into doing something really stupid.
在我的刺激下他做了件非常愚蠢的事。
- He started beating me when I was about fifteen but I didn't do anything to provoke him...
- VERB 激起;引起
If somethingprovokesa reaction, it causes it.- His election success has provoked a shocked reaction...
他的当选引起一片震惊。 - 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。
- His election success has provoked a shocked reaction...
双语例句
- Fig2.But provokes a great challenge to HR's processing capacity.
却对公司人事部的处理能力造成了相当的压力。 - Spring scenery provokes people's interest.
春色撩人。 - 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。 - 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。 - There is also nothing new about the international outcry it provokes.
以色列的行动引发国际社会的声讨,这也不是什么新鲜事。 - 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。 - The book arouses/ provokes my interest.
这本书激起了我的兴趣。 - 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! - One should not try to ignore the emotion this image provokes.
人们不能忽视这个画面所煽动的情绪。 - Whenever her name or image appears online, it provokes an outpouring of invectives.
但凡她的名字或照片出现在网上,都会招来铺天盖地的谩骂。