provoking

英 [prəˈvəʊkɪŋ]

美 [prəˈvoʊkɪŋ]

v.  激起; 引起; 引发; 挑衅; 激怒; 刺激
provoke的现在分词

现在分词：provoking　

BNC.45376 / COCA.41827

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。

英英释义

adj

• causing or tending to cause anger or resentment
  1. a provoking delay at the airport
  Synonym:agitativeagitating

双语例句

• Some men lashed out curses, thereby provoking him to anger.
  有些人大肆咒骂，因而惹怒了他。
• Worse, if enacted, they would risk provoking the very political radicalisation they are ultimately meant to prevent.
  更糟糕的是，如果这些要求得以实施，将可能引发他们归根结底想要避免的政治激进化。
• The events, and the government's embryonic response to them, are provoking new antagonisms, too.
  这次的事件以及政府的对于它幼稚的回应，正在挑起新的对抗。
• But the attention of the Chinese investors is provoking some anxiety.
  但中国投资者的关注点让一些人感到不安。
• The leaders of Jordan, Algeria and Libya have all lessened taxes on imported food or lowered the prices of staples for fear of provoking unrest.
  约旦、阿尔及利亚和利比亚的领导人都已对进口食品减税或对主食降价，以防动乱的爆发。
• Since the failure of Arthur Andersen, governments and regulators are wary of provoking another collapse.
  自安达信倒闭以来，各国政府和监管机构都对引发又一家会计师事务所倒闭心怀警惕。
• You will avoid provoking belligerent vessels that may sight you.
  要避免对任何发现你们的敌舰进行挑衅。
• Perhaps I was too saucy and provoking.
  可能是我太莽撞无礼，咄咄逼人了。
• Their favorite tactic in open battle involved provoking an attack, and scattering as the enemy came forward.
  他们在广漠战场上最喜欢使用的策略包括激怒敌方出击，和在敌军向前冲锋时四处散开。
• He took the same tone at our meeting in Hamburg, when he accused the European Union and NATO of provoking war with Russia.
  在汉堡的会面中，他用了同样的口气，指责欧盟（EuropeanUnion）和北约（NATO）挑起了与俄罗斯的战争。