provocations

英 [ˌprɒvəˈkeɪʃənz]

美 [ˌprɑvəˈkeɪʃənz]

n.  挑衅; 刺激; 激怒
provocation的复数

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.
  1. He denies murder on the grounds of provocation...
     他否认激情杀人。
  2. The soldiers fired without provocation...
     士兵无缘无故就开枪了。
  3. 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。

双语例句

• But with North Korea creeping to full nuclear status, there is a growing need for the world to show it is not powerless in the face of provocations from Mr Kim's despicable regime.
  但在朝鲜逐渐接近成为正式核武国家之际，世界越来越需要显示出，在卑劣的金正日政权的挑衅面前，它并非无能为力。
• Soon after that, Israeli Defense Minister bin Aleazer warned Syria and Lebanon not to play with fire, and stated that Israel would strongly respond to any attacks and provocations at a proper time.
  随后，以色列国防部长本埃利泽警告叙利亚和黎巴嫩不要***，并表示以色列将在适当的时候对任何进攻和挑衅作出强烈反应。
• SARFT has promulgated rules banning lewd comments and other moral provocations.
  广电总局颁布规定，禁止发表粗俗言论及其他道德挑衅。
• South Korean President Park Geun-hye warned on Monday of 'reckless provocations' by North Korea.
  韩国总统槿惠（ParkGeun-hye）周一对朝鲜可能发动不计后果的挑行为发出警告。
• And I indicated that we would be closely monitoring the situation there and that we urged all parties to cautiously deal with the situation and to refrain from any provocations.
  我表示，我们将密切注视那里的局势，我们并要求有关各方谨慎处理局势，避免挑起任何事端。
• The president-elect says the Guinean people voted calmly and with great maturity despite what he said were many provocations.
  这位总统当选人说，尽管存在他所说的很多挑衅，几内亚人民平静而且很成熟的投了票。
• Gorbachev snapped that the man was just repeating American provocations.
  戈尔巴乔夫厉声斥责那个人正是重复美国人的挑拨。
• Any such provocations cannot get away without due punishment.
  凡属这类挑衅都逃不脱应得的惩罚。
• Meanwhile, the US cannot ignore the pattern of Sino-Indian border provocations and new force deployments similar to what happened 47 years ago when China, taking advantage of the Cuban missile crisis, routed the Indian military in a surprise invasion.
  与此同时，美国不能对中印边境的挑衅行为和增兵行动这与47年前的情形类似视而不见。当时，中国利用古巴导弹危机之机，发动突然入侵并击溃了印度军队。
• South Korean officials have expressed concerns about possible instability and military provocations by North Korea following the leadership purge.
  韩国官员对此表达了忧虑，认为朝鲜领导层洗牌结束后，可能会出现政局不稳和军事挑的情况。