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

• Generation X must maintain their cool even against greatest provocation.
  X一代一定要保持最大的挑衅，甚至对自己的冷静。
• 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。
• This would not be a provocation but a duty.
  这将不是一种挑衅，而是一种责任。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• They sting or bite without provocation;
  它们无缘无故地又叮又咬；
• He bought this coat under his friends 'provocation.
  他被朋友们激怒而买了这件外套。
• 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。
• He's got a fiery temper and flares up at the slightest provocation.
  他是火爆性子，一点就着。