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

• The demonstrations were provoked by the unexplained death of an opposition leader
  一位反对派领袖莫名身亡，引发了示威游行。
• 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。
• Tax increases provoked a backlash against the government in last year's local elections.
  在去年地方选举中税务的增加激起了对政府的强烈反对。
• Niki's voice provoked a new bout of unreasoning anger.
  妮基一开口又激起了无名的怒火。
• The murder provoked a campaign to increase police protection for politician.
  谋杀刺激了对政治家增加警察保护运动的发生。
• Maybe you provoked him with sarcasm.
  也许是你的挖苦刺激了他。
• Dogs can be aggressive if provoked.
  受到挑衅的狗可能变得很凶。
• Her constant nagging provoked him.
  她不断地唠叨激怒了他。
• His speech provoked the mob and caused a riot.
  他的演说激起了群众而且引起了一阵骚动。
• These questions provoked disputes that lasted for centuries.
  这些问题引起了长达几个世纪的争议。