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

• Hong Kong is a place that provokes questions, some without answers.
  香港是一个容易引发问题的地方，而有些问题是没有答案的。
• It's a simple question, but one that provokes some interesting thoughts.
  这是个简单的问题，但可以引发很多有趣的思考。
• But our present health crisis provokes a different classical response: O tempora!
  但我们当前的健康危机引来了另一句经典的回复：啊，时势！
• The book arouses/ provokes my interest.
  这本书激起了我的兴趣。
• 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？
• To brazen things out only provokes greater suspicion and hostility.
  厚着脸皮干下去只会引起更大的怀疑和敌对行为。
• Which is just as well given that flying provokes more hostility than anything.
  鉴于空中飞行招致更多的敌意，这样还算不错。
• Indeed, tackling the question provokes a conundrum.
  实际上，解决这个问题将引发其他的难题。
• Otherwise, it becomes obsolete and provokes increased costs when it needs to be adapted to business needs evolution.
  否则，该体系架构就会很陈旧，而且在适应业务需求发展时会引起成本的增加。
• It is amazing how many job candidates ask this question, which provokes alarm on the part of the interviewer, instead of the more general, Can you please tell me a little about your selection process, from this point on?
  很奇怪居然有很多的求职者会问这个问题，这样反倒引起了面试官的警惕，你可以更婉和一点的问：从现在起，你是否可以告知我一些关于你择人的程序呢？