provoked

英 [prəˈvəʊkt]

美 [prəˈvoʊkt]

v.  激起; 引起; 引发; 挑衅; 激怒; 刺激
provoke的过去分词和过去式

过去分词：provoked　过去式：provoked　

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

• incited, especially deliberately, to anger
  1. aggravated by passive resistance
  2. the provoked animal attacked the child
  Synonym:aggravated

双语例句

• The images provoked strong surges of nostalgia for the days of yore
  这些影像勾起了对昔日时光的强烈怀念。
• Upon Being revived, he was questioned; his answers provoked suspicion.
  他苏醒后被审问了一番；他的回答引起了警方的怀疑。
• The coach began to wobble when some of his team selections provoked much baffled comment.
  当一些队员的入选招致许多不解的非议时，教练开始动摇了。
• The murder provoked a campaign to increase police protection for politician.
  谋杀刺激了对政治家增加警察保护运动的发生。
• Previous research has found that people with asymmetrical faces and bodies can be more aggressive when provoked.
  以前的研究也发现，脸部不对称和身体不对称的人在被激怒时会更加有攻击性。
• The announcement provoked an immediate storm of protest.
  公告一发布就引发了一场强烈的抗议。
• The noise would have provoked alarm and neighbourly concern
  吵闹本会引起担忧和好意的关注。
• His rudeness provoked me to strike him.
  他的粗鲁惹得我揍了他。
• He was provoked.
  他被惹火了。
• He got so provoked that he flipped.
  他被激怒了，发起火来。