provocation
美音:[´prɔvə´keıʃən
]
英音:[´prɔvə´keıʃən
]
n.激怒,刺激,挑衅,挑拨
难易程度:
provocation为短语/超纲词汇
词根
voc,voke＝to call（喊叫）,voice（声）
近义词, 同义词
provocation
/,prɒvə'keɪʃn; ,prɑvə`keʃən/
n
1 [U] making sb angry by deliberately doing sth annoying or offensive; provoking or being provoked 挑衅; 激怒; 刺激
*the incessant provocation of the hostile crowd 抱有对立情绪的群众受到接二连三的煽动
* react with violence only under provocation, ie when provoked 只有受到挑衅时才以暴力还击
* She loses her temper at/on the slightest provocation. 只要稍一惹她, 她就大发脾气.
2 [C] cause of annoyance; thing that provokes 恼怒的原因; 激怒人的事
*He hit her after repeated provocations. 她一次次招惹他, 他就打了她.
n
1 [U] making sb angry by deliberately doing sth annoying or offensive; provoking or being provoked 挑衅; 激怒; 刺激
*the incessant provocation of the hostile crowd 抱有对立情绪的群众受到接二连三的煽动
* react with violence only under provocation, ie when provoked 只有受到挑衅时才以暴力还击
* She loses her temper at/on the slightest provocation. 只要稍一惹她, 她就大发脾气.
2 [C] cause of annoyance; thing that provokes 恼怒的原因; 激怒人的事
*He hit her after repeated provocations. 她一次次招惹他, 他就打了她.
provocation
n [U and C]
an action or event that makes someone angry or upset, or is intended to do this
→provokewithout provocation
She claims that Graham attacked her without any provocation.
He was accused of deliberate provocation .
Julie has a tendency to burst into tears at the slightest provocation .
an action or event that makes someone angry or upset, or is intended to do this
→provokewithout provocation
She claims that Graham attacked her without any provocation.
He was accused of deliberate provocation .
Julie has a tendency to burst into tears at the slightest provocation .
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