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

• 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。
• Otherwise, it becomes obsolete and provokes increased costs when it needs to be adapted to business needs evolution.
  否则，该体系架构就会很陈旧，而且在适应业务需求发展时会引起成本的增加。
• Leaves the girl arrogant heart song instantly, is containing the look which the young girl provokes, I must use this the sentimental key, opens that girl mind the door, holds that young girl's heart!
  霎时出姑娘骄傲的心歌，包含着少女挑衅的眼神，我要用这把感情的钥匙，打开那姑娘心灵的房门，占有那少女的心！
• Hong Kong is a place that provokes questions, some without answers.
  香港是一个容易引发问题的地方，而有些问题是没有答案的。
• 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。
• Whenever her name or image appears online, it provokes an outpouring of invectives.
  但凡她的名字或照片出现在网上，都会招来铺天盖地的谩骂。
• It provokes certain undesirable effects, in the urinary tract and allergic reactions.
  会在尿道中引起某些不良作用以及过敏反应。
• Look at the attitude of the mammifer toward the serpent: the serpent provokes fear and repulsion.
  看看哺乳动物对蛇的态度：蛇挑起他们的恐惧和排斥。
• For advanced economies, the wisdom of attempting structural reform at a time that growth is low and inflation nil or negative is questionable, if it provokes uncertainty that reduces confidence and demand.
  对于发达经济体，在增长较低、通胀为零或负值的情况下试图进行结构性改革，如果此举引发不确定性、削弱信心和需求，那么其明智性就值得推敲了。
• 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。