英汉词典

provoke 基本解释

• vt. 驱使；激怒；煽动；惹起

provoke 词态变化

provoke 中文词源

pro-,向前，-vok,说话，叫喊，词源同voice,invoke.引申词义挑衅，挑逗。

provoke 英文词源

provoke

provoke: see vocation

provoke (v.)

late 14c., from Old French provoker, provochier (12c., Modern French provoquer) and directly from Latin provocare "call forth, challenge," from pro- "forth" (see pro-) + vocare "to call" (see voice (n.)). Related: Provoked; provoking.

provoke 英文释义

1. call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses);

"arouse pity"

"raise a smile"

"evoke sympathy"

2. call forth;

"Her behavior provoked a quarrel between the couple"

3. provide the needed stimulus for

4. annoy continually or chronically;

"He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"

"This man harasses his female co-workers"

provoke 同义词解析

provoke, irritate, aggravate

这些动词均含"激怒"之意。

provoke： 指激起某人强烈的愤怒，以致令人作出反应。

irritate： 通常指因受到不愉快的刺激而失去耐性，变得烦燥或恼怒。

aggravate： 口语用词。指因长时间的反复言行而引起不快、烦躁或恼怒。

provoke 双语例句

1. If one firm goes under it could provoke a cascade of bankruptcies.

如果一家公司倒闭，便有可能引发一连串的破产。

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2. His duty was to conciliate the people, not to provoke them.

他的职责是安抚那些人，而不是去激怒他们。

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3. Thinking angry thoughts can provoke strong physiological arousal.

想着生气的事情能激起强烈的生理反应。

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4. Don't provoke the animal by teasing. It may bite you.

不要挑逗动物, 它会咬你的.

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5. Don't provoke him to anger.

别招他生气.

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provoke 实用场景例句

The announcement provoked a storm of protest.

这个声明激起了抗议的风潮。

牛津词典

The article was intended to provoke discussion.

这篇文章旨在引发讨论。

牛津词典

Dairy products may provoke allergic reactions in some people.

乳制品可能会引起某些人的过敏反应。

牛津词典

The lawyer claimed his client was provoked into acts of violence by the defendant.

律师声称，他的当事人是受到被告的挑衅才采取暴力行动的。

牛津词典

Be careful what you say─he's easily provoked.

说话要小心，他这个人一惹就火儿。

牛津词典

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。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

I provoked him into doing something really stupid.

在我的刺激下他做了件非常愚蠢的事。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

His election success has provoked a shocked reaction...

他的当选引起一片震惊。

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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。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

He is provoked by their mockery to say more than he have intended.

他受到他们嘲笑恼羞成怒,说了一些过头的话.

期刊摘选

While they might provoke an emotional reaction in the viewer , the photographs are deliberately not sentimentalised.

虽然可能在观看者中引发一些不快, 这些照片仍然尽量避免流于欣喜.

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Don't provoke the cruel nature in your man.

别刺激他的坏本性.

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Don't provoke him to anger.

别招他生气.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

Mom is still angry. Don't provoke her now.

妈妈正在火头上, 这会儿谁也不要去惹她.

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How oft did they provoke him in the wilderness, and grieve him in the desert!

他们在旷野悖逆他, 在荒地叫他担忧,何其多呢.

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Fool ! You know they areto be trifled dare you to provoke them!

你明知道他们不好惹你还敢性感裸体女小游戏去招惹他们!

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Cunning and vicious people often come to the shop to provoke unwarranted trouble.

狡猾恶毒的人常来这家店招惹无端的麻烦.

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Big changes always provoke loud howls, and Barack Obama's health reform is no exception.

大幅的变革总是引来高声叫嚣, 奥巴马的医疗改革也不例外.

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You'd better not provoke that fellow.

这人招惹不得.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

Tactile and auditory stimuli provoke convulsions with opposthotonis.

触觉和听觉的刺激可诱发惊厥和角弓反张.

辞典例句

Grandhi does not wish to provoke them any more than necessary.

甘地不到万不得已时是不想冒犯他们的.

辞典例句

I said [ did ] nothing to provoke him.

我可没惹他呀!

《现代汉英综合大词典》

She would even provoke the dogs when they were asleep, pawing at their noses and eyes.

连狗儿睡着了,它也要去招它, 用爪子抓抓它们的鼻子和眼睛.

汉英文学 - 散文英译

Tackling him would provoke a bloody backlash of suicide bombers.

启用他将会引发一场自杀式爆炸袭击的血战.

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Don't provoke the animal by teasing. It may bite you.

不要挑逗动物, 它会咬你的.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

Pyongyang has accused U.S. of using the joint military exercise to provoke war.

朝鲜指责美国举行联合军事演习意在挑起战争.

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Don't provoke me too far . My father started out as a desperado, nothing scares me.

你别把我招翻了, 我爸爸是光棍出身, 我什么事都做得出来!

汉英文学 - 骆驼祥子