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单词 provoke
释义
provoke
verb[T]
uk
/prəˈvəʊk/us
/prəˈvoʊk/

provokeverb[T](CAUSE REACTION)

C2
tocauseareaction,especiallyanegativeone:
激起，引起（尤指负面反应）
Theprospectofincreasedpriceshas already provoked anoutcry.物价上涨的预测已经引发了强烈抗议。
Testresultsprovokedworriesthat thereactorcouldoverheat.检测结果引发了对反应堆可能过热的担忧。
More examples
  • Hermanifestlackofinterestin theprojecthas provokedseverecriticism.
  • Thereleasefromprisonof two of theterroristshas provoked apublicoutcry.
  • Thesemurdershave provokedoutrageacrossthecountry.
  • We have nointentionoflaunchingapre-emptivestrike, but we willretaliateif provoked.
  • Theprimeminister'sspeechprovoked anangryresponsefrom theshadowcabinet.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Causing things to happen
  • -induced
  • activate
  • activation
  • actuation
  • agent
  • attribute
  • attributesomethingtosomeone
  • implementation
  • in
  • inaugurate
  • inauguration
  • pioneer
  • realization
  • realize
  • reattribute
  • reawaken
  • reimpose
  • render
  • seed
  • spark
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provokeverb[T](MAKE ANGRY)

C2
to make ortryto make apersonor ananimalangry:
激怒，挑衅
It was a vicious-lookingdogand I didn'twantto provoke it.那只狗看起来很凶，我可不想招惹它。
He wasclearlytryingto get at me but Irefusedto be provoked.他分明想攻击我，但我就是不生气。
I was provokedintotheargument.我被激怒，于是吵了起来。
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 ofprovokefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

provoke| American Dictionary

provoke
verb[T]
us
/prəˈvoʊk/

provokeverb[T](ANGER)

totryto make apersonor ananimalangryorannoyed:
He wastryingto provoke me into afight.

provokeverb[T](CAUSE REACTION)

tocauseaparticularreactionorfeeling:
I’mtryingto makepeoplethink, provoketheiremotions.
Hisdeathprovokedhugedemonstrations.
(Definition ofprovokefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofprovoke

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On the other hand, such policies have provoked grassroot activism and stimulated senior organisations in quite a few countries.
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The real-time heat of live performing is an especially handy crucible for raising awareness and provoking people to action.
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Structures are important ways of articulating ideas, or of provoking ideas.
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Thenceforth it could be invoked without being argued for, at least until the major reassessment of strategy provoked by the failure of the 1848 revolutions.
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There is some suggestion that these forces are provoking a move away from the gender regime associated with conservative-capitalist welfare states.
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The composer is ultimately bound to and provoked by the sound sources they employ, a concern that is sadly not explored by the author.
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With much transport also diverted, this provoked widespread disruption in other economic activities.
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At the same time, he also displayed characteristic political cunning, knowing just how far he could go without provoking a destructive counter-reaction.
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With nearly half of all constituencies contested, the election dramatically confirmed the extent to which divergent religious sensibilities provoked opposing political affiliations.
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On primary exposure they observed an inflammatory reaction provoked by developing larvae, their excretory/secretory products and sheaths left behind after moulting.
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Indeed, wage competition and glaring disparities in working conditions not only quickened labour mobility but also provoked industrial action.
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The relationship between begging, homelessness and drug use has provoked particular controversy in recent years.
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In some villages, one candidacy was so weak that its supporters refrained from provoking any fight.
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We do not know what provoked this new warning.
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The fifth advertisement in the series provoked another row.
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