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

• 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。
• 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。
• The subject of terrorism provokes passion in many people.
  提到恐怖主义活动，许多人就反应激烈。
• 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。
• No matter how much he provokes them, Italians seem unable to dislodge Silvio Berlusconi.
  无论西尔维奥贝卢斯科尼怎么激怒意大利人，老百姓似乎都无法赶他下台。
• Indeed, tackling the question provokes a conundrum.
  实际上，解决这个问题将引发其他的难题。
• Or if it keeps its nuclear weapons and thus provokes America into toppling the regime?
  抑或继续持有核武器而惹恼美国来推翻自己？
• Fig2.But provokes a great challenge to HR's processing capacity.
  却对公司人事部的处理能力造成了相当的压力。
• The ritual reporting of bonuses provokes envy in some, and self-loathing in many.
  对红利隆重的报道引起某些人的嫉妒并使许多人自暴自弃。
• Spring scenery provokes people's interest.
  春色撩人。