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

• 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。
• 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。
• The atmosphere would then be more conducive to conclude a code of conduct that could prevent accidents and unnecessary provocations in future.
  届时气氛将更有利于缔结一项行为准则，以在未来防止突发事件和不必要的挑衅。
• 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。
• India also wants to push back against what it sees as Chinese provocations.
  印度视图向后推来反抗作为对中国的挑衅。
• 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玩火，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。
• Clinton told reporters in Washington that the Syrian military should immediately end attacks and provocations in the region.
  克林顿在华盛顿对记者说，叙利亚军队应当立即停止在该地区的袭击和挑衅。
• Any such provocations cannot get away without due punishment.
  凡属这类挑衅都逃不脱应得的惩罚。
• But by now it should be clear, your provocations and pursuit of nuclear weapons have not achieved the security you seek; they have undermined it.
  然而，现在应该已经清楚，你们的挑衅行为和谋求发展核武器并没有给你们带来所希望的安全，而是危及了安全。
• A series of provocations led up to the border war.
  一系列的挑衅事件导致了边境战争的发生。