provokes

英 [prəˈvəʊks] 美 [prəˈvoʊks]

v.  激起; 引起; 引发; 挑衅; 激怒; 刺激
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  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。
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双语例句

  1. Spring scenery provokes people's interest.
    春色撩人。
  2. Indeed, tackling the question provokes a conundrum.
    实际上，解决这个问题将引发其他的难题。
  3. If a behavior provokes no response, it typically dies away.
    如果一种行为没有激起任何反应，它一般会消失。
  4. The book arouses/ provokes my interest.
    这本书激起了我的兴趣。
  5. Whenever her name or image appears online, it provokes an outpouring of invectives.
    但凡她的名字或照片出现在网上，都会招来铺天盖地的谩骂。
  6. It is amazing how many job candidates ask this question, which provokes alarm on the part of the interviewer, instead of the more general, Can you please tell me a little about your selection process, from this point on?
    很奇怪居然有很多的求职者会问这个问题，这样反倒引起了面试官的警惕，你可以更婉和一点的问：从现在起，你是否可以告知我一些关于你择人的程序呢？
  7. There is also nothing new about the international outcry it provokes.
    以色列的行动引发国际社会的声讨，这也不是什么新鲜事。
  8. For advanced economies, the wisdom of attempting structural reform at a time that growth is low and inflation nil or negative is questionable, if it provokes uncertainty that reduces confidence and demand.
    对于发达经济体，在增长较低、通胀为零或负值的情况下试图进行结构性改革，如果此举引发不确定性、削弱信心和需求，那么其明智性就值得推敲了。
  9. It provokes certain undesirable effects, in the urinary tract and allergic reactions.
    会在尿道中引起某些不良作用以及过敏反应。
  10. The ritual reporting of bonuses provokes envy in some, and self-loathing in many.
    对红利隆重的报道引起某些人的嫉妒并使许多人自暴自弃。
  11. It's a simple question, but one that provokes some interesting thoughts.
    这是个简单的问题，但可以引发很多有趣的思考。
  12. It might be embarrassing to admit the emergence of a virus or illness. however, any delay in responding to these problems is irresponsible and provokes tragedies.
    可能要承认一种病毒或疾病是令人羞耻的，但是，对于这个问题迟迟不作出反应的行为是不负责任的，而且会导致危机的发生。
  13. Hong Kong is a place that provokes questions, some without answers.
    香港是一个容易引发问题的地方，而有些问题是没有答案的。
  14. Look at the attitude of the mammifer toward the serpent: the serpent provokes fear and repulsion.
    看看哺乳动物对蛇的态度：蛇挑起他们的恐惧和排斥。
  15. Fig2.But provokes a great challenge to HR's processing capacity.
    却对公司人事部的处理能力造成了相当的压力。
  16. Leaves the girl arrogant heart song instantly, is containing the look which the young girl provokes, I must use this the sentimental key, opens that girl mind the door, holds that young girl's heart!
    霎时出姑娘骄傲的心歌，包含着少女挑衅的眼神，我要用这把感情的钥匙，打开那姑娘心灵的房门，占有那少女的心！
  17. One should not try to ignore the emotion this image provokes.
    人们不能忽视这个画面所煽动的情绪。
  18. Two years ago, the group published research identifying the pheromone that provokes male-male aggression in mice.
    两年前，这个团队发表了文章，鉴别出了激发雄性小鼠争斗的外激素。
  19. Childe Roland hallucinates about dead comrades and imagines horrors that aren't actually there: like the modern city, this place strains his psyche and provokes abnormal responses.
    罗兰少爷幻觉出已死去的同志和并不存在的恐怖身影：就像摩登都市，这个废土使他精神紧张，并促发了不正常的反应。
  20. Otherwise, it becomes obsolete and provokes increased costs when it needs to be adapted to business needs evolution.
    否则，该体系架构就会很陈旧，而且在适应业务需求发展时会引起成本的增加。
  21. No matter how much he provokes them, Italians seem unable to dislodge Silvio Berlusconi.
    无论西尔维奥贝卢斯科尼怎么激怒意大利人，老百姓似乎都无法赶他下台。
  22. The subject of terrorism provokes passion in many people.
    提到恐怖主义活动，许多人就反应激烈。
  23. Still provokes indignation and grief.
    仍然能使人愤怒和哀伤。
  24. He is quieter now than he used to be, if no one provokes him: more sullen and depressed, and less furious.
    如果没人惹他，他比往常可安静多了；更阴沉些，沮丧些，火气少些。
  25. Formalin causes inflammation, which provokes pain-like behavior in mice.
    福尔马林引直炎症，在小鼠身上产生疼痛症状。
  26. What kind of circumstances usually provokes your attacks?
    通常什么样的环境容易引起你发病呢？
  27. Which is just as well given that flying provokes more hostility than anything.
    鉴于空中飞行招致更多的敌意，这样还算不错。
  28. Or if it keeps its nuclear weapons and thus provokes America into toppling the regime?
    抑或继续持有核武器而惹恼美国来推翻自己？
  29. But our present health crisis provokes a different classical response: O tempora!
    但我们当前的健康危机引来了另一句经典的回复：啊，时势！
  30. To brazen things out only provokes greater suspicion and hostility.
    厚着脸皮干下去只会引起更大的怀疑和敌对行为。
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