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 speech provoked an angry response from teachers and community leaders.
  这个演讲在教师和社区负责人中引起了愤怒的反响。
• Niki's voice provoked a new bout of unreasoning anger.
  妮基一开口又激起了无名的怒火。
• Dogs can be aggressive if provoked.
  受到挑衅的狗可能变得很凶。
• The proposal has provoked howls of Gallic indignation
  该提议令法国人义愤填膺。
• 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。
• The images provoked strong surges of nostalgia for the days of yore
  这些影像勾起了对昔日时光的强烈怀念。
• The announcement provoked an immediate storm of protest.
  公告一发布就引发了一场强烈的抗议。
• He got so provoked that he flipped.
  他被激怒了，发起火来。
• Her constant nagging provoked him.
  她不断地唠叨激怒了他。
• The wasp will not attack unless it is provoked.
  马蜂不被激恼，是不会蜇人的。