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

• 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。
• 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。
• I pray for North Korea to end its nuclear program and to stop provoking Seoul.
  我祈祷朝鲜停止核项目，停止挑衅首尔。
• The unprecedented measures restored confidence and liquidity without provoking a sharp rise in inflation.
  这些前所未有的措施恢复了市场信心和流动性，同时没有引发通胀的急剧上升。
• But Mr Obama also warned Tokyo against provoking China.
  但奥巴马也警告东京不要惹怒中国。
• You've got pressure! I've got pressure! Why are you provoking me?
  你有压力！我有压力！你做乜挑衅我呀？
• But these days, senior citizens are provoking as much angst as admiration.
  但在这一天，老年人不仅仅得到了人们的敬爱，还引发了人们对他们深深的担忧。
• Worse, if enacted, they would risk provoking the very political radicalisation they are ultimately meant to prevent.
  更糟糕的是，如果这些要求得以实施，将可能引发他们归根结底想要避免的政治激进化。
• Last weekend it postponed an intercontinental ballistic missile test for fear of provoking Pyongyang.
  上周末，美国为避免激怒朝鲜，推迟了洲际弹道导弹试射。
• 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。