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provoke
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- Conjugation :
past simple
provoked
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present continuous
provoking
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Derivatives :
noun
provoker
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- provoke
[prə'vəuk]
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1.
vt.
[+person]
(annoy) 激怒
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2.
vt.
[+fight]
[ reaction]
[ anger]
(cause) 挑起
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to provoke sb into doing sth
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刺激某人做某事
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
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- provoke
[prəʊˈvəʊk]
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1.
vt.
引起，唤起（感情、情绪或反应等）
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2.
vt.
引发，导致，使发生
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Her behavior provoked a quarrel between the couple.
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她的行为引起了夫妻间的争吵。
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3.
vt.
刺激，激起
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4.
vt.
激怒，惹怒，使气恼
Macmillan Dictionary - Simpler Definitions
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- provoke
[prəˈvoʊk]
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1.
verb
to deliberately try to make someone angry
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2.
verb
to cause a reaction, especially an angry one
Example Search
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His design was to provoke the community into anger.
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他计划就是激怒这群人。
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Those are the ' Big Five ' in terms of ethical decisions. They tend to provoke the strongest emotions, and come up most often in discussions of ethical investing.
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这是有道德争议的'五大'领域，容易激起人们最强烈的爱憎之情，也最常引发道德性投资的讨论。
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经常有刁恶的人来店里无理取闹。
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Cunning and vicious people often come to the shop to provoke unwarranted trouble.
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妈妈正在火头上，这会儿谁也不要去惹她。
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Mom is still angry. Don't provoke her now.
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你现在可别去惹他，他正一肚子邪火没地方发呢。
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Don't provoke him now, he is angry now.
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大家都知道老板娘嘴刁，谁都不敢惹她。
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Everyone knows that the boss's wife is sharp-tongued, and no one dares provoke her.
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别气我！
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Don't provoke me!
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她爱生气，你不要惹她。
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She's got a quick temper – don't provoke her.
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挑动内战
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provoke a civil war
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