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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

provoking [prə'vokɪŋ] [prə'vəukɪŋ]
  1. 1. adjective 激怒的;刺激的;尤指惹人恼火的;使人烦恼

Examples

语颇隽永,耐人寻味。
The remarks are meaningful and thought-provoking.
这些问题可以诱导大家去思考。
These are thought-provoking questions.
敌人已经在城下骂阵了,我们却还是按兵不动。
The enemies are provoking us to battle with a stream of abuse, but we still take no action.

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