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

• North Korea experts suggest two main motivations for recent provocations.
  北韩问题专家提出两种看法，说明北韩近来采取挑衅行动的主要动机。
• South Korea's Foreign Ministry spokesman said Pyongyang's actions toward making nuclear weapons are intolerable and the North's provocations will be dealt with sternly and consistently.
  韩国外交部发言人指出平壤企图制造核武器是不能被接受的，朝鲜也将对此进行严肃处理。
• Some argue that such measures would invite more North Korean provocations and potential escalation of hostilities.
  一些人辩称，这些措施将引起朝鲜更多的挑衅行为，可能导致敌意逐步升级。
• He hit her after repeated provocations.
  她一次次招惹他，他就打了她。
• Any such provocations cannot get away without due punishment.
  凡属这类挑衅都逃不脱应得的惩罚。
• 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。
• It is a fact that every effective mood stabilizer blocks the brain process known as kindling, a sensitizing of nerve cells so that they react to even minor provocations with a full-blown mood episode.
  每一种有效的情绪稳定剂阻碍了众所周知的激发（一种神经细胞的光敏处理）的大脑过程，因而他们伴随着一种全面的情绪阶段反应为较小的刺激。
• But with North Korea creeping to full nuclear status, there is a growing need for the world to show it is not powerless in the face of provocations from Mr Kim's despicable regime.
  但在朝鲜逐渐接近成为正式核武国家之际，世界越来越需要显示出，在卑劣的金正日政权的挑衅面前，它并非无能为力。
• This web life: emerging ideas, thoughtful topics, insights and provocations.
  这个生活关系网络：显露出观点，思考主题，洞察力和挑衅。
• But she faces resistance at home from conservatives who argue against rewarding North Korean provocations with concessions.
  但她在国内面临保守派的抵制，后者反对以让步来奖励朝鲜的挑衅。