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provoke

英 [prəˈvəʊk]

美 [prəˈvoʊk]

v.  激起; 引起; 引发; 挑衅; 激怒; 刺激

过去分词：provoked　过去式：provoked　现在分词：provoking　第三人称单数：provokes　

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同义词辨析

provokeangerannoybadgerbotherdisturbhoundirritatepester【导航词义：使生气，烦扰】

provokev. 激怒，使恼火
〔辨析〕
尤指故意激怒某人，含有挑衅之意。
〔例证〕
He would not have scolded you if he hadn't been provoked.
如果不是被惹恼了，他是不会责骂你的。
Paul insisted that he was provoked into fighting.
保罗坚持说他是因为被激怒才打架的。
angerv. 使生气，激怒
〔辨析〕
指激怒某人，其程度通常高于 annoy。
〔例证〕
What angered her most was his total lack of apology.
最让她生气的是他居然一句道歉的话都没有。
The teacher was angered by his lies.
老师对他的谎话感到愤怒。
annoyv. 使烦恼，使生气
〔辨析〕
普通用词，程度较轻，强调不断地烦扰，尤指以重复性的行为让人心烦或恼火。
〔例证〕
We were annoyed by mosquitoes.
蚊子真让我们恼火。
His words annoyed me.
他的话惹恼了我。
She was annoyed by his repeated questions.
他翻来覆去的发问让她非常生气。
badgerv. 纠缠，烦扰
〔辨析〕
强调没完没了的发问、噪音等惹人生气。
〔例证〕
Don't badger me with your silly questions.
请不要问些傻问题来烦我。
I was badgered with sirens.
汽笛声让我心烦意乱。
botherv. 打扰，打搅
〔辨析〕
主要侧重于动作、客观事物对人的搅扰，而不强调人的心理及思维方面。
〔例证〕
She is very busy; please don't bother her.
她很忙，请不要打扰她。
I'm sorry to bother you, can you tell me the way to the station?
对不起打扰你一下，到火车站怎么走？
disturbv. 妨碍，干扰，打扰
〔辨析〕
常指打断他人的睡眠、工作等，语气较强。
〔例证〕
The noise outside disturbed my sleep.
外面的嘈杂声让我睡不好觉。
Do not disturb.
请勿打扰。
houndv. 烦扰，骚扰
〔辨析〕
尤指为获得某种东西（如信息、隐情等）而不停地追着骚扰某人。
〔例证〕
The reporters wouldn't stop hounding him.
记者们不停地烦扰他。
irritatev. 激怒，使烦躁
〔辨析〕
指因重复或长时间做某事而使人不快。
〔例证〕
It really irritates me when he gets up at noon at weekends.
他周末总是中午才起床，真让我恼火。
pesterv. 不断烦扰，纠缠
〔辨析〕
尤指不断地要求某人做某事，强调纠缠至其难以忍受的地步。
〔例证〕
Journalists pestered him for information.
记者缠着他打听消息。
He was pestered with complaints from his wife.
妻子没完没了的抱怨真让他烦恼不已。

牛津词典

    verb

    • 激起；引起；引发
      to cause a particular reaction or have a particular effect
      1. The announcement provoked a storm of protest.
        这个声明激起了抗议的风潮。
      2. The article was intended to provoke discussion.
        这篇文章旨在引发讨论。
      3. Dairy products may provoke allergic reactions in some people.
        乳制品可能会引起某些人的过敏反应。
    • 挑衅；激怒；刺激
      to say or do sth that you know will annoy sb so that they react in an angry way
      1. The lawyer claimed his client was provoked into acts of violence by the defendant.
        律师声称，他的当事人是受到被告的挑衅才采取暴力行动的。
      2. Be careful what you say─he's easily provoked.
        说话要小心，他这个人一惹就火儿。

    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

    verb

    双语例句

    • Don't provoke the animal by teasing. It may bite you.
      不要挑逗动物，它会咬你的。
    • This is likely to provoke a further row about the bank's role in the affair
      这有可能会加深关于银行在此事中的作用的分歧。
    • The internationalization of English has begun to provoke a twofold enervation.
      英语的国际化开始引起了双重的削弱。
    • You might know people who do all they can to provoke envy in others.
      你或许知道人们总是尽最大可能去挑拨对他人的忌妒。
    • It is also intended to provoke thought and to invite readers to do their own research and analysis.
      希望通过这个总结引起大家的思考，也希望读者进行自己的研究和分析。
    • Bullies know this, it's why they constantly provoke you.
      欺负者们知道这一点，这就是为什么他们不断地对你挑衅。
    • We must use tact in the negotiation, so as not to provoke the other side.
      谈判时要讲究策略，不要激怒对方。
    • They accused both radicals and conservatives of trying to provoke a split in the party.
      他们指责激进派和保守派都在试图挑起党内分歧。
    • Events in the Mediterranean should provoke a crisis of conscience and of memory.
      地中海难民事件应该激起一场有关良心和记忆的危机。
    • I think we shouidn't provoke them.
      我认为我们不该激怒他们。

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