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

• 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。
• We agreed to ignore any further provocations.
  我们一致同意不理睬任何进一步的挑逗。
• 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。
• He hit her after repeated provocations.
  她一次次招惹他，他就打了她。
• Defense officials in Seoul privately said the drill aimed to warn North Korea against any provocations, especially after dictator Kim Jong Un inspected a naval unit in the North earlier this week.
  国防部官员在首尔私下里表示，这次演习的目的是警告朝鲜不要进行任何挑衅，特别是在朝鲜领导人金正恩（KimJongUn）本周早些时候视察了朝鲜海军的一支部队后。
• 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。
• South Korea's Foreign Ministry spokesman said Pyongyang's actions toward making nuclear weapons are intolerable and the North's provocations will be dealt with sternly and consistently.
  韩国外交部发言人指出平壤企图制造核武器是不能被接受的，朝鲜也将对此进行严肃处理。
• 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。
• Provocations of the sort we saw last night will only further isolate them, as we stand by our allies, strengthen our own missile defense and lead the world in taking firm action in response to these threats.
  我们在昨晚见到的那种挑衅行为只会进一步孤立他们，而我们将与盟友一起，加强自己的导弹防御系统，并领导国际社会采取坚决措施回应此类威胁。
• A series of provocations led up to the border war.
  一系列的挑衅事件导致了边境战争的发生。