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

• 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 noise would have provoked alarm and neighbourly concern
  吵闹本会引起担忧和好意的关注。
• He is easily provoked these days.
  他近来心情烦躁，动辄发脾气。
• The murder provoked a campaign to increase police protection for politician.
  谋杀刺激了对政治家增加警察保护运动的发生。
• 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 wasp will not attack unless it is provoked.
  马蜂不被激恼，是不会蜇人的。
• My lecture provoked an interesting discussion.
  我的演讲激起了有趣的讨论。
• Niki's voice provoked a new bout of unreasoning anger.
  妮基一开口又激起了无名的怒火。
• His rudeness provoked me to strike him.
  他的粗鲁惹得我揍了他。
• These questions provoked disputes that lasted for centuries.
  这些问题引起了长达几个世纪的争议。