provocation

noun

1. 挑衅；刺激；激怒
   the act of doing or saying sth deliberately in order to make sb angry or upset; something that is done or said to cause this
   1. He reacted violently only under provocation .
      只因为被激怒，他才暴力相向。
   2. The terrorists can strike at any time without provocation .
      恐怖分子可能无缘无故地随时袭击。
   3. She bursts into tears at the slightest provocation .
      稍一招惹，她就会大哭起来。
   4. So far the police have refused to respond to their provocations.
      截至目前为止，警方并未对他们的挑衅作出反应。

1. N-VAR 挑衅；煽动；刺激；激怒
   If you describe a person's action as provocation or a provocation, 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。

1. Her plea of guilty to manslaughter through provocation was rejected.
   她因受到挑衅而过失杀人的有罪答辩被驳回。
2. He denies murder on the grounds of provocation
   他否认激情杀人。
3. The soldiers fired without provocation
   士兵无缘无故就开枪了。
4. 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。
5. He's got a fiery temper and flares up at the slightest provocation.
   他是火爆性子，一点就着。
6. She sometimes angers with little or no provocation.
   她有时无缘无故就生气。
7. He would flare up at the slightest provocation.
   稍有拂意，他就大发雷霆。
8. This would not be a provocation but a duty.
   这将不是一种挑衅，而是一种责任。
9. It's at minimum a provocation.
   这是最小化的挑衅。
10. I can bear a considerable amount of provocation.
    我们能够忍受相当多的刺激。
11. Behind it is a provocation and a strong disappointment and helplessness!
    那挑衅与坚强的背后是这样一种失望与无奈啊！
12. He was a real gentleman: he managed to control his temper despite the provocation.
    他才是个真正的君子：而对挑衅他能竭力忍着不动怒。
13. Jack would not have hit the boy without provocation.
    如果不是那个男孩挑衅，杰克是不会打他的。
14. There is also the risk that any new provocation, or mishap, could quickly get out of hand.
    而且还存在一种风险，任何新的挑衅或意外事件可能很快失控。
15. He bought this coat under his friends 'provocation.
    他被朋友们激怒而买了这件外套。
16. He says religious animosities are so high in Nigeria that the slightest provocation can lead to widespread bloodshed.
    他说，尼日利亚的宗教敌意如此之大，以至于轻微的挑衅也会导致广泛的流血冲突。
17. He is a patient man, but not even he could sit down under that kind of provocation.
    他是一个能忍耐的人，但就连他也没法忍受那种挑衅了。
18. She would be calm, no matter what the provocation.
    无论受到怎样的挑衅，她都能镇定自若。
19. Nothing can be offered now to reward Pyongyang for its deliberate provocation.
    如今，由于平壤的蓄意挑衅，因此不能向其提供任何奖励。
20. This was nosudden response to provocation, but a long-planned move.
    这不是面对挑衅的突然反应，而是长期预谋的行动。
21. They did not react to this provocation.
    他们对这一挑衅未作反应。
22. They sting or bite without provocation;
    它们无缘无故地又叮又咬；
23. He denounced the ceremony as a provocation designed to cause a clash between Catholics and protestants.
    他把这种仪式指责为蓄意激起天主教徒和新教徒之间冲突的一种挑衅之举。
24. They must not react to this provocation.
    他们切不可对这种挑衅作出反应。
25. Second, the North admitted its provocation.
    其次，朝鲜承认了其挑衅行为。
26. So no one should be surprised by the latest Russian offensive: there is no more powerful a provocation to the Kremlin than appeasement.
    因此，应该没有人对俄罗斯最新的进攻感到意外：对克里姆林宫来说，没有比绥靖政策更大的挑衅了。
27. I see it as a political provocation and an act of economic vandalism.
    我将此视为一种政治挑衅和经济破坏行为。
28. People under provocation can react in unexpected ways.
    遭到挑衅的人们会作出预料不到的反应。
29. Israeli officials describe the latest attempt to break the blockade as an unnecessary provocation.
    以色列官员声称，最近冲破封锁的企图是不必要的挑衅行为。
30. Generation X must maintain their cool even against greatest provocation.
    X一代一定要保持最大的挑衅，甚至对自己的冷静。

noun

1. unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment

   Synonym:    aggravationirritation

2. needed encouragement
   1. the result was a provocation of vigorous investigation

   Synonym:    incitement

3. something that incites or provokes

   Synonym:    incitementincitation