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VERB. 动词provokes , provoking , provoked 1.?[T 及物动词] 对…挑衅If you provoke someone, you deliberately annoy them and try to make them behave aggressively. 双语例句例: He started beating me when I was about fifteen but I didn't do anything to provoke him. 我大约十五岁时,他开始打我,但我并没有做什么招惹他的事情。 2.?[T 及物动词] 引起If something provokes a reaction, it causes it. 近义词cause , excite , generate 双语例句例: His election success has provoked a shocked reaction. 他的竞选胜利已经引起了令人震惊的反应。 例: The destruction of the mosque has provoked anger throughout the Muslim world. 这座清真寺的摧毁已经在穆斯林世界引起了愤怒。
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