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

• It provokes certain undesirable effects, in the urinary tract and allergic reactions.
  会在尿道中引起某些不良作用以及过敏反应。
• Still provokes indignation and grief.
  仍然能使人愤怒和哀伤。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Spring scenery provokes people's interest.
  春色撩人。
• 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。
• What kind of circumstances usually provokes your attacks?
  通常什么样的环境容易引起你发病呢？
• He is quieter now than he used to be, if no one provokes him: more sullen and depressed, and less furious.
  如果没人惹他，他比往常可安静多了；更阴沉些，沮丧些，火气少些。
• Whenever her name or image appears online, it provokes an outpouring of invectives.
  但凡她的名字或照片出现在网上，都会招来铺天盖地的谩骂。