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

• And I indicated that we would be closely monitoring the situation there and that we urged all parties to cautiously deal with the situation and to refrain from any provocations.
  我表示，我们将密切注视那里的局势，我们并要求有关各方谨慎处理局势，避免挑起任何事端。
• It is a fact that every effective mood stabilizer blocks the brain process known as kindling, a sensitizing of nerve cells so that they react to even minor provocations with a full-blown mood episode.
  每一种有效的情绪稳定剂阻碍了众所周知的激发（一种神经细胞的光敏处理）的大脑过程，因而他们伴随着一种全面的情绪阶段反应为较小的刺激。
• Also crucial are efforts to build an inclusive constitutional and governing structure that might hold Syria together and prevent retaliation against Alawite communities or cross-border provocations.
  同样关键的是，努力构建一套包容的机构和治理架构，维护叙利亚统一，防止针对阿拉维派社区的报复或者跨境挑衅。
• 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。
• They must immediately cease all their provocations.
  他们必须停止一切挑衅。
• But she faces resistance at home from conservatives who argue against rewarding North Korean provocations with concessions.
  但她在国内面临保守派的抵制，后者反对以让步来奖励朝鲜的挑衅。
• He hit her after repeated provocations.
  她一次次招惹他，他就打了她。
• Any such provocations cannot get away without due punishment.
  凡属这类挑衅都逃不脱应得的惩罚。
• 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。