provocation
英 [ˌprɒvəˈkeɪʃn]
美 [ˌprɑːvəˈkeɪʃn]
n. 挑衅; 刺激; 激怒
复数：provocations
Collins.1 / BNC.9996 / COCA.12608
牛津词典
noun
- 挑衅；刺激；激怒
the act of doing or saying sth deliberately in order to make sb angry or upset; something that is done or said to cause this- He reacted violently only under provocation .
只因为被激怒，他才暴力相向。 - The terrorists can strike at any time without provocation .
恐怖分子可能无缘无故地随时袭击。 - She bursts into tears at the slightest provocation .
稍一招惹，她就会大哭起来。 - So far the police have refused to respond to their provocations.
截至目前为止，警方并未对他们的挑衅作出反应。
- He reacted violently only under provocation .
柯林斯词典
- N-VAR 挑衅；煽动；刺激；激怒
If you describe a person's action asprovocationor aprovocation, you mean that it is a reason for someone else to react angrily, violently, or emotionally.- He denies murder on the grounds of provocation...
他否认激情杀人。 - The soldiers fired without provocation...
士兵无缘无故就开枪了。 - The Deputy Commander has condemned this weekend's protest as deliberate provocation.
副指挥官谴责本周末的抗议活动是蓄意挑衅。
- He denies murder on the grounds of provocation...
英英释义
noun
- unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment
- needed encouragement
- the result was a provocation of vigorous investigation
- something that incites or provokes
双语例句
- The Deputy Commander has condemned this weekend's protest as deliberate provocation.
副指挥官谴责本周末的抗议活动是蓄意挑衅。 - Generation X must maintain their cool even against greatest provocation.
X一代一定要保持最大的挑衅，甚至对自己的冷静。 - Her plea of guilty to manslaughter through provocation was rejected.
她因受到挑衅而过失杀人的有罪答辩被驳回。 - He would flare up at the slightest provocation.
稍有拂意，他就大发雷霆。 - He denies murder on the grounds of provocation
他否认激情杀人。 - People under provocation can react in unexpected ways.
遭到挑衅的人们会作出预料不到的反应。 - They sting or bite without provocation;
它们无缘无故地又叮又咬； - They did not react to this provocation.
他们对这一挑衅未作反应。 - It's at minimum a provocation.
这是最小化的挑衅。 - Nothing can be offered now to reward Pyongyang for its deliberate provocation.
如今，由于平壤的蓄意挑衅，因此不能向其提供任何奖励。