provocation

英 [ˌprɒvəˈkeɪʃn]

美 [ˌprɑːvəˈkeɪʃn]

n.  挑衅; 刺激; 激怒

复数：provocations　

考研TOEFLGRETEM8医学

Collins.1 / BNC.9996 / COCA.12608

牛津词典

noun

• 挑衅；刺激；激怒
  the act of doing or saying sth deliberately in order to make sb angry or upset; something that is done or said to cause this
  1. He reacted violently only under provocation .
     只因为被激怒，他才暴力相向。
  2. The terrorists can strike at any time without provocation .
     恐怖分子可能无缘无故地随时袭击。
  3. She bursts into tears at the slightest provocation .
     稍一招惹，她就会大哭起来。
  4. So far the police have refused to respond to their provocations.
     截至目前为止，警方并未对他们的挑衅作出反应。

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 挑衅；煽动；刺激；激怒
  If you describe a person's action asprovocationor aprovocation, you mean that it is a reason for someone else to react angrily, violently, or emotionally.
  1. He denies murder on the grounds of provocation...
     他否认激情杀人。
  2. The soldiers fired without provocation...
     士兵无缘无故就开枪了。
  3. 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。

英英释义

noun

• unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment
  Synonym:aggravationirritation
• needed encouragement
  1. the result was a provocation of vigorous investigation
  Synonym:incitement
• something that incites or provokes
  Synonym:incitementincitation

双语例句

• Israeli officials describe the latest attempt to break the blockade as an unnecessary provocation.
  以色列官员声称，最近冲破封锁的企图是不必要的挑衅行为。
• Nothing can be offered now to reward Pyongyang for its deliberate provocation.
  如今，由于平壤的蓄意挑衅，因此不能向其提供任何奖励。
• So no one should be surprised by the latest Russian offensive: there is no more powerful a provocation to the Kremlin than appeasement.
  因此，应该没有人对俄罗斯最新的进攻感到意外：对克里姆林宫来说，没有比绥靖政策更大的挑衅了。
• People under provocation can react in unexpected ways.
  遭到挑衅的人们会作出预料不到的反应。
• He was a real gentleman: he managed to control his temper despite the provocation.
  他才是个真正的君子：而对挑衅他能竭力忍着不动怒。
• She would be calm, no matter what the provocation.
  无论受到怎样的挑衅，她都能镇定自若。
• Second, the North admitted its provocation.
  其次，朝鲜承认了其挑衅行为。
• He denounced the ceremony as a provocation designed to cause a clash between Catholics and protestants.
  他把这种仪式指责为蓄意激起天主教徒和新教徒之间冲突的一种挑衅之举。
• 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。
• He bought this coat under his friends 'provocation.
  他被朋友们激怒而买了这件外套。