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 macroeconomic crisis of the past two years is also provoking a crisis of confidence in macroeconomics.
  过去两年的宏观经济危机也引发了对宏观经济本身的信任危机。
• 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。
• I warn you to refrain from provoking me, or I'll ask your abduction as a special favour.
  我警告你不要惹我，不然我就要特别请它把你勾去。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• It can then try to start a grapple as a free action without provoking attacks of opportunity.
  然后它能够尝试一次擒抱，作为一个不挑起机会攻击的自由动作。
• In the 19th century, Britain ran surpluses for decades while Australia and the US had equally long-term deficits, without provoking any global crisis.
  在19世纪，英国维持了数十年的盈余，同时澳大利亚和美国经历了同样长期的赤字，却没有引发任何全球危机。
• 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。