provoking

英 [prəˈvəʊkɪŋ]

美 [prəˈvoʊkɪŋ]

v.  激起; 引起; 引发; 挑衅; 激怒; 刺激
provoke的现在分词

现在分词：provoking　

BNC.45376 / COCA.41827

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

• causing or tending to cause anger or resentment
  1. a provoking delay at the airport
  Synonym:agitativeagitating

双语例句

• Since the failure of Arthur Andersen, governments and regulators are wary of provoking another collapse.
  自安达信倒闭以来，各国政府和监管机构都对引发又一家会计师事务所倒闭心怀警惕。
• The administration clearly decided there was no mileage in provoking a huge row with Congress.
  显然，政府认定和国会大起冲突是没有好处的。
• But the attention of the Chinese investors is provoking some anxiety.
  但中国投资者的关注点让一些人感到不安。
• They can push ahead with their settlement and risk provoking a backlash.
  他们能在和解与风险激起反弹的情况下向前推进。
• That suggested trade unions might have overreached their influence in those countries, provoking a backlash.
  这表明，在这些国家，工会的影响力可能有些过头，引发了民众的抵触情绪。
• Some men lashed out curses, thereby provoking him to anger.
  有些人大肆咒骂，因而惹怒了他。
• He took the same tone at our meeting in Hamburg, when he accused the European Union and NATO of provoking war with Russia.
  在汉堡的会面中，他用了同样的口气，指责欧盟（EuropeanUnion）和北约（NATO）挑起了与俄罗斯的战争。
• I warn you to refrain from provoking me, or I'll ask your abduction as a special favour.
  我警告你不要惹我，不然我就要特别请它把你勾去。
• A goading, provoking, or teasing remark or act.
  剌激性言行刺激的、激励的、嘲笑的言论或行为。
• The story is relaxing and very slow paced but I still find it to be moving and thought provoking.
  这是一个轻松愉快、慢节奏的影片，但我却带给我深深地感动和深思。