provocation

英[ˌprɒvə'keɪʃn] 美[ˌprɑːvə'keɪʃn]
  • n. 激怒;挑衅;激怒的原因
TEM4 GRE TOEFL
    n. (名词)
    1. 挑衅(的行为)
    2. 激怒(的原因 )
    3. 刺激(的原因)
    4. 挑拨
    5. 惹人恼火的事
    6. 触怒
    7. 煽动
    8. 诱发
    9. 愤怒(的原因 )
    10. 发怒
    11. 发脾气
    12. 挑逗
    13. 激动
    14. 惹起

英英释义

Noun:
  1. unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment

  2. something that incites or provokes; a means of arousing or stirring to action

  3. needed encouragement;

    "the result was a provocation of vigorous investigation"

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。

来自柯林斯例句

2. 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。

来自柯林斯例句

3. The soldiers fired without provocation.
士兵无缘无故就开枪了。

来自柯林斯例句

4. He reacted violently only under provocation .
只因为被激怒,他才暴力相向。

来自《权威词典》

5. 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.

来自《简明英汉词典》

    用作名词 (n.)
    1. He flares up at the slightest provocation.
      稍一激他,他就大发脾气。
    2. She sometimes angers with little or no provocation.
      她有时无缘无故就生气。
    3. They did not react to this provocation.
      他们对这一挑衅未作反应。
    4. He hit her after repeated provocations.
      她一次次招惹他,他就打了她。