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.
  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。

双语例句

• It is amazing how many job candidates ask this question, which provokes alarm on the part of the interviewer, instead of the more general, Can you please tell me a little about your selection process, from this point on?
  很奇怪居然有很多的求职者会问这个问题，这样反倒引起了面试官的警惕，你可以更婉和一点的问：从现在起，你是否可以告知我一些关于你择人的程序呢？
• It's a simple question, but one that provokes some interesting thoughts.
  这是个简单的问题，但可以引发很多有趣的思考。
• Which is just as well given that flying provokes more hostility than anything.
  鉴于空中飞行招致更多的敌意，这样还算不错。
• Still provokes indignation and grief.
  仍然能使人愤怒和哀伤。
• What kind of circumstances usually provokes your attacks?
  通常什么样的环境容易引起你发病呢？
• Spring scenery provokes people's interest.
  春色撩人。
• Childe Roland hallucinates about dead comrades and imagines horrors that aren't actually there: like the modern city, this place strains his psyche and provokes abnormal responses.
  罗兰少爷幻觉出已死去的同志和并不存在的恐怖身影：就像摩登都市，这个废土使他精神紧张，并促发了不正常的反应。
• It might be embarrassing to admit the emergence of a virus or illness. however, any delay in responding to these problems is irresponsible and provokes tragedies.
  可能要承认一种病毒或疾病是令人羞耻的，但是，对于这个问题迟迟不作出反应的行为是不负责任的，而且会导致危机的发生。
• He is quieter now than he used to be, if no one provokes him: more sullen and depressed, and less furious.
  如果没人惹他，他比往常可安静多了；更阴沉些，沮丧些，火气少些。
• 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。