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
- It's at minimum a provocation.
这是最小化的挑衅。 - This would not be a provocation but a duty.
这将不是一种挑衅，而是一种责任。 - 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。 - He denies murder on the grounds of provocation
他否认激情杀人。 - He's got a fiery temper and flares up at the slightest provocation.
他是火爆性子，一点就着。 - They must not react to this provocation.
他们切不可对这种挑衅作出反应。 - She would be calm, no matter what the provocation.
无论受到怎样的挑衅，她都能镇定自若。 - She sometimes angers with little or no provocation.
她有时无缘无故就生气。 - He denounced the ceremony as a provocation designed to cause a clash between Catholics and protestants.
他把这种仪式指责为蓄意激起天主教徒和新教徒之间冲突的一种挑衅之举。 - I see it as a political provocation and an act of economic vandalism.
我将此视为一种政治挑衅和经济破坏行为。