provoked

英 [prəˈvəʊkt]

美 [prəˈvoʊkt]

v.  激起; 引起; 引发; 挑衅; 激怒; 刺激
provoke的过去分词和过去式

过去分词：provoked　过去式：provoked　

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

• incited, especially deliberately, to anger
  1. aggravated by passive resistance
  2. the provoked animal attacked the child
  Synonym:aggravated

双语例句

• Dogs can be aggressive if provoked.
  受到挑衅的狗可能变得很凶。
• The takeover provoked a tempest of criticism.
  这次收购引发了潮水般的批评。
• My lecture provoked an interesting discussion.
  我的演讲激起了有趣的讨论。
• What you said to me at the end, I provoked.
  你最后对我说的话，是我挑起的。
• Niki's voice provoked a new bout of unreasoning anger.
  妮基一开口又激起了无名的怒火。
• These questions provoked disputes that lasted for centuries.
  这些问题引起了长达几个世纪的争议。
• The press release provoked furious protests from the Gore camp and other top Democrats.
  这份媒体发布的声明激起了戈尔阵营以及其他民主党高层人士的愤怒抗议。
• Her constant nagging provoked him.
  她不断地唠叨激怒了他。
• The speech provoked an angry response from teachers and community leaders.
  这个演讲在教师和社区负责人中引起了愤怒的反响。
• I provoked him into doing something really stupid.
  在我的刺激下他做了件非常愚蠢的事。