provoke

provokeprovokeD.J.:[prəˈvəuk]K.K.:[prəˈvok]vt.1.■激起; 惹怒Her constant nagging provoked him.她不断地唠叨激怒了他。

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provoke[prəu'vəuk]vt.1.■对…挑衅；挑拨；煽动：to provoke a viot煽动骚乱2.■激怒；刺激：I am not easily provoked , but his behaviour is intolerable!我这个人不易被激怒，但是他的行为让人忍无可忍!3.■激起；引起；诱发；挑逗：His remarks about her weight provoked her into telling him to shut up.他讲到她的体重，使得她叫他闭嘴。4.■唤起；使发生；惹；成为…的原因：Don't throw one bone to two dogs; you'll only provoke a fight.别把一根骨头扔给两只狗，那会引起它们打架。近义词excitestimulate变形vt.provokedprovoking

provokeprovoke[prəˈvəuk]vt.1.■对...挑衅; 煽动, 挑拨2.■引起3.■驱使[逼怒, 激发, 煽动]某人做某事(to sth., to do sth.)provoke a riot煽动骚乱provoke sb. to anger激怒某人provoke sb.'s interest引起某人兴趣He was provoked beyond endurance.他被激得怒不可遏。

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继承用法-vocable,-kableadj.1.■易受刺激[煽动, 挑拨]的provokern.