provocation
英 [ˌprɒvəˈkeɪʃn]
美 [ˌprɑːvəˈkeɪʃn]
n. 挑衅; 刺激; 激怒
复数：provocations
Collins.1 / BNC.9996 / COCA.12608
牛津词典
noun
- 挑衅；刺激；激怒
the act of doing or saying sth deliberately in order to make sb angry or upset; something that is done or said to cause this- He reacted violently only under provocation .
只因为被激怒，他才暴力相向。 - The terrorists can strike at any time without provocation .
恐怖分子可能无缘无故地随时袭击。 - She bursts into tears at the slightest provocation .
稍一招惹，她就会大哭起来。 - So far the police have refused to respond to their provocations.
截至目前为止，警方并未对他们的挑衅作出反应。
- He reacted violently only under provocation .
柯林斯词典
- N-VAR 挑衅；煽动；刺激；激怒
If you describe a person's action asprovocationor aprovocation, you mean that it is a reason for someone else to react angrily, violently, or emotionally.- He denies murder on the grounds of provocation...
他否认激情杀人。 - The soldiers fired without provocation...
士兵无缘无故就开枪了。 - The Deputy Commander has condemned this weekend's protest as deliberate provocation.
副指挥官谴责本周末的抗议活动是蓄意挑衅。
- He denies murder on the grounds of provocation...
英英释义
noun
- unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment
- needed encouragement
- the result was a provocation of vigorous investigation
- something that incites or provokes
双语例句
- I can bear a considerable amount of provocation.
我们能够忍受相当多的刺激。 - This was nosudden response to provocation, but a long-planned move.
这不是面对挑衅的突然反应，而是长期预谋的行动。 - He was a real gentleman: he managed to control his temper despite the provocation.
他才是个真正的君子：而对挑衅他能竭力忍着不动怒。 - Jack would not have hit the boy without provocation.
如果不是那个男孩挑衅，杰克是不会打他的。 - He bought this coat under his friends 'provocation.
他被朋友们激怒而买了这件外套。 - This would not be a provocation but a duty.
这将不是一种挑衅，而是一种责任。 - He denies murder on the grounds of provocation
他否认激情杀人。 - Her plea of guilty to manslaughter through provocation was rejected.
她因受到挑衅而过失杀人的有罪答辩被驳回。 - She sometimes angers with little or no provocation.
她有时无缘无故就生气。 - She would be calm, no matter what the provocation.
无论受到怎样的挑衅，她都能镇定自若。