provoke

verb

1. 激起；引起；引发
   to cause a particular reaction or have a particular effect
   1. The announcement provoked a storm of protest.
      这个声明激起了抗议的风潮。
   2. The article was intended to provoke discussion.
      这篇文章旨在引发讨论。
   3. Dairy products may provoke allergic reactions in some people.
      乳制品可能会引起某些人的过敏反应。
2. 挑衅；激怒；刺激
   to say or do sth that you know will annoy sb so that they react in an angry way
   1. The lawyer claimed his client was provoked into acts of violence by the defendant.
      律师声称，他的当事人是受到被告的挑衅才采取暴力行动的。
   2. Be careful what you say─he's easily provoked.
      说话要小心，他这个人一惹就火儿。

1. VERB 挑衅；煽动；激怒；刺激
   If you provoke someone, 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。
2. VERB 激起；引起
   If something provokes a 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。

1. Thinking angry thoughts can provoke strong physiological arousal.
   想着生气的事情能激起强烈的生理反应。
2. If one firm goes under it could provoke a cascade of bankruptcies.
   如果一家公司倒闭，便有可能引发一连串的破产。
3. I provoked him into doing something really stupid.
   在我的刺激下他做了件非常愚蠢的事。
4. Premature moves in this respect might well provoke a reaction against the reform
   在这方面不成熟的举动很可能引发对改革的抵触情绪。
5. This is likely to provoke a further row about the bank's role in the affair
   这有可能会加深关于银行在此事中的作用的分歧。
6. They accused both radicals and conservatives of trying to provoke a split in the party.
   他们指责激进派和保守派都在试图挑起党内分歧。
7. I said [ did] nothing to provoke him.
   我可没惹他呀！
8. Don't provoke him to anger.
   别招他生气。
9. Don't provoke the animal by teasing. It may bite you.
   不要挑逗动物，它会咬你的。
10. We must use tact in the negotiation, so as not to provoke the other side.
    谈判时要讲究策略，不要激怒对方。
11. Do they provoke me to anger?
    耶和华说，他们岂是惹我发怒呢。
12. Events in the Mediterranean should provoke a crisis of conscience and of memory.
    地中海难民事件应该激起一场有关良心和记忆的危机。
13. If you provoke the dog, he may bite you.
    你如果激怒了这条狗，它可能会咬你。
14. There are attempts to provoke such conflicts in the immediate vicinity of the borders of Russia and our allies.
    （有人）正企图在俄罗斯和我们盟友的边界附近挑起此类冲突。
15. You might know people who do all they can to provoke envy in others.
    你或许知道人们总是尽最大可能去挑拨对他人的忌妒。
16. Provoke& to incite to anger or resentment.
    激起，挑起激起愤怒或怨恨的情感。
17. A winner can reveal himself instead of projecting images that please, provoke, or entice others.
    一个胜者展现的是他自己，而不是那种取悦，挑衅和引诱他人的形象。
18. The internationalization of English has begun to provoke a twofold enervation.
    英语的国际化开始引起了双重的削弱。
19. It can help vent anger, or provoke it.
    它有助于发泄愤怒，也会激起愤怒；
20. Tactile and auditory stimuli provoke convulsions with opisthotonos.
    触觉和听觉的刺激可诱使病牛惊厥和角弓反张。
21. Bullies know this, it's why they constantly provoke you.
    欺负者们知道这一点，这就是为什么他们不断地对你挑衅。
22. I hoped this film would provoke audiences to contemplate where we are in this country, says Redford.
    我希望这部影片会引起观众深思我们在这个国家的位置，雷德福说道。
23. I think we shouidn't provoke them.
    我认为我们不该激怒他们。
24. Recession and rising unemployment always provoke calls for protectionism.
    经济衰退和失业增加，总会激起保护主义呼声。
25. It is also intended to provoke thought and to invite readers to do their own research and analysis.
    希望通过这个总结引起大家的思考，也希望读者进行自己的研究和分析。
26. Legislation can provoke strikes and hamper their settlement.
    立法会引起罢工并阻碍其解决。
27. I hope that this hypothesis will provoke some scientists interested in acupuncture to investigate further.
    我希望，这一假设能引起一些科学家对针灸的兴趣，进行更深入的研究。
28. Don't provoke those questions.
    别再挑起这些问题了。
29. But they also provoke unwonted unease among market libertarians.
    但它们在市场自由主义者中间也激起了罕见的不安情绪。

  provoke anger annoy badger bother disturb hound irritate pester【导航词义：使生气，烦扰】

  provoke v. 激怒，使恼火

〔辨析〕尤指故意激怒某人，含有挑衅之意。

  anger v. 使生气，激怒

〔辨析〕指激怒某人，其程度通常高于 annoy。

  annoy v. 使烦恼，使生气

〔辨析〕普通用词，程度较轻，强调不断地烦扰，尤指以重复性的行为让人心烦或恼火。

  badger v. 纠缠，烦扰

〔辨析〕强调没完没了的发问、噪音等惹人生气。

  bother v. 打扰，打搅

〔辨析〕主要侧重于动作、客观事物对人的搅扰，而不强调人的心理及思维方面。

  disturb v. 妨碍，干扰，打扰

〔辨析〕常指打断他人的睡眠、工作等，语气较强。

  hound v. 烦扰，骚扰

〔辨析〕尤指为获得某种东西（如信息、隐情等）而不停地追着骚扰某人。

  irritate v. 激怒，使烦躁

〔辨析〕指因重复或长时间做某事而使人不快。

  pester v. 不断烦扰，纠缠

〔辨析〕尤指不断地要求某人做某事，强调纠缠至其难以忍受的地步。

verb

1. provide the needed stimulus for

   Synonym:    stimulate

2. evoke or provoke to appear or occur
   1. Her behavior provoked a quarrel between the couple

   Synonym:    evokecall forthkick up

3. call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
   1. arouse pity
   2. raise a smile
   3. evoke sympathy

   Synonym:    arouseelicitenkindlekindleevokefireraise

4. annoy continually or chronically
   1. He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked
   2. This man harasses his female co-workers

   Synonym:    harasshassleharrychivychivvychevychevvybesetplaguemolest