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 murder provoked a campaign to increase police protection for politician.
  谋杀刺激了对政治家增加警察保护运动的发生。
• Tax increases provoked a backlash against the government in last year's local elections.
  在去年地方选举中税务的增加激起了对政府的强烈反对。
• Upon Being revived, he was questioned; his answers provoked suspicion.
  他苏醒后被审问了一番；他的回答引起了警方的怀疑。
• 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。
• He is easily provoked these days.
  他近来心情烦躁，动辄发脾气。
• What you said to me at the end, I provoked.
  你最后对我说的话，是我挑起的。
• My lecture provoked an interesting discussion.
  我的演讲激起了有趣的讨论。
• 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。
• Her constant nagging provoked him.
  她不断地唠叨激怒了他。
• The demonstrations were provoked by the unexplained death of an opposition leader
  一位反对派领袖莫名身亡，引发了示威游行。