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单词 provocation
释义
provocation
noun[CorU]
uk
/ˌprɒv.əˈkeɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌprɑː.vəˈkeɪ.ʃən/
C2
anactionorstatementthat isintendedto make someoneangry:
激怒；挑衅；挑衅的话
He'dflyinto arageat theslightestprovocation.哪怕是稍稍惹他一下他都会勃然大怒。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Causing feelings of anger and displeasure
  • aggravate
  • aggrieve
  • alienate
  • anger
  • annoy
  • bend
  • get upsomeone'snoseidiom
  • givesomeonethe shitsidiom
  • go too faridiom
  • goat
  • grate
  • joke
  • nark
  • nose
  • rubsomeoneup the wrong wayidiom
  • ruffle
  • rufflesomeone'sfeathersidiom
  • setsomeone'steeth on edgeidiom
  • step/tread onsomeone'stoesidiom
  • tit
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(Definition ofprovocationfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

provocation| American Dictionary

provocation
noun[C/U]
us
/ˌprɑv·əˈkeɪ·ʃən/
anactionthat isintendedtocauseareaction,esp.angerorannoyance:
[U]adeliberateactof provocation
(Definition ofprovocationfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofprovocation

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The historical resonance of thatprovocationgoes without saying.
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Nonetheless, for sufficientprovocationmight these means be morally acceptable?
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In between play sessions, boys responded to hypothetical provocations involving each of their peer group members.
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A symptomprovocationstudy of posttraumatic stress disorder using positron emission tomography and script-driven imagery.
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A culture that highly values personal honor will encourage hostile attributions in response to personal threats and provocations.
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When aggressive and nonaggressive children were presented cues surrounding ambiguous provocations, both hypotheses were supported.
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Certainly, there is an element of (we hope) goodnaturedprovocationin our discussion - this was, after all, going to be a "target" article.
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Despite its throwaway appearance, this exhibition is a subtle, sophisticatedprovocation.
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He embraces norms as provocations for conscience but not as blueprints for action.
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Regional cerebral blood flow measured during symptomprovocationin obsessive - compulsive disorder using oxygen 15-labeled carbon dioxide and positron emission tomography.
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At least, he wasn't criticizing us even though he had a lot ofprovocation.
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Most witnesses testified on how gentle\\frugal\\submissive the wife was, and how they never saw her give anyprovocationto her husband.
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Over 80% of southerners responded to thisprovocationwith anger toward the provocateur, in contrast with less than 40% of northerners.
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While art can readily aspire to revolution, discomfort andprovocation, architecture is required to provide comfort, security and responsibility.
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Maintaining an autonomy supportive attitude as a therapist, particularly in the context of the patient'sprovocationor distress, is no small matter.
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