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

• Or if it keeps its nuclear weapons and thus provokes America into toppling the regime?
  抑或继续持有核武器而惹恼美国来推翻自己？
• 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。
• No matter how much he provokes them, Italians seem unable to dislodge Silvio Berlusconi.
  无论西尔维奥贝卢斯科尼怎么激怒意大利人，老百姓似乎都无法赶他下台。
• 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。
• One should not try to ignore the emotion this image provokes.
  人们不能忽视这个画面所煽动的情绪。
• 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。
• Fig2.But provokes a great challenge to HR's processing capacity.
  却对公司人事部的处理能力造成了相当的压力。
• There is also nothing new about the international outcry it provokes.
  以色列的行动引发国际社会的声讨，这也不是什么新鲜事。
• Spring scenery provokes people's interest.
  春色撩人。
• Otherwise, it becomes obsolete and provokes increased costs when it needs to be adapted to business needs evolution.
  否则，该体系架构就会很陈旧，而且在适应业务需求发展时会引起成本的增加。