新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

provokeIELTS重点词汇

英 [prəˈvəʊk]

[VERB]

词汇频率：

VERB. 动词

provokes , provoking , provoked
1. [T 及物动词] 对…挑衅
If you provoke someone, you deliberately annoy them and try to make them behave aggressively.
双语例句
例：
He started beating me when I was about fifteen but I didn't do anything to provoke him.
我大约十五岁时，他开始打我，但我并没有做什么招惹他的事情。
2. [T 及物动词] 引起
If something provokes a reaction, it causes it.
近义词
cause , excite , generate
双语例句
例：
His election success has provoked a shocked reaction.
他的竞选胜利已经引起了令人震惊的反应。
例：
The destruction of the mosque has provoked anger throughout the Muslim world.
这座清真寺的摧毁已经在穆斯林世界引起了愤怒。

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