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

• But the attention of the Chinese investors is provoking some anxiety.
  但中国投资者的关注点让一些人感到不安。
• A goading, provoking, or teasing remark or act.
  剌激性言行刺激的、激励的、嘲笑的言论或行为。
• 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。
• The events, and the government's embryonic response to them, are provoking new antagonisms, too.
  这次的事件以及政府的对于它幼稚的回应，正在挑起新的对抗。
• You will avoid provoking belligerent vessels that may sight you.
  要避免对任何发现你们的敌舰进行挑衅。
• Xinhua says Lan's death is provoking outrage on Internet sites in China.
  新华社还说，兰成长的死引发了网民的愤慨。
• They can push ahead with their settlement and risk provoking a backlash.
  他们能在和解与风险激起反弹的情况下向前推进。
• The Chinese media certainly have an important role in provoking tension between doctors and patients.
  中国媒体在紧张的医患关系上显然扮演了重要角色。
• Thought provoking instruction not informative or enlightening.
  启发学生思考的教学没有教育性或者启发性。
• 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。