| 词汇 | provocation |
| 释义 | provocation noun[ C or U ] uk /ˌprɒv.əˈkeɪ.ʃən/ us /ˌprɑː.vəˈkeɪ.ʃən/ C2 an action or statement that is intended to make someone angry: 激怒;挑衅;挑衅的话 He'd fly into a rage at the slightest provocation.哪怕是稍稍惹他一下他都会勃然大怒。 Causing feelings of anger and displeasure aggravate aggrieve alienate anger annoy bend give someone the shitsidiom go too faridiom goat grate hack someone off nark rub rub someone up the wrong wayidiom ruffle ruffle someone's feathersidiom set someone's teeth on edgeidiom tit tooth troll provocation | American Dictionaryprovocation noun[ C/U ] us/ˌprɑv·əˈkeɪ·ʃən/ an action that is intended to cause a reaction, esp. anger or annoyance: [ U ]a deliberate act of provocation Examples of provocationprovocation The historical resonance of that provocation goes without saying. Nonetheless, for sufficient provocation might these means be morally acceptable? In between play sessions, boys responded to hypothetical provocations involving each of their peer group members. A symptom provocation study of posttraumatic stress disorder using positron emission tomography and script-driven imagery. A culture that highly values personal honor will encourage hostile attributions in response to personal threats and provocations. When aggressive and nonaggressive children were presented cues surrounding ambiguous provocations, both hypotheses were supported. Certainly, there is an element of (we hope) goodnatured provocation in our discussion - this was, after all, going to be a "target" article. Despite its throwaway appearance, this exhibition is a subtle, sophisticated provocation. He embraces norms as provocations for conscience but not as blueprints for action. Regional cerebral blood flow measured during symptom provocation in obsessive - compulsive disorder using oxygen 15-labeled carbon dioxide and positron emission tomography. At least, he wasn't criticizing us even though he had a lot of provocation. Most witnesses testified on how gentle\\frugal\\submissive the wife was, and how they never saw her give any provocation to her husband. Over 80% of southerners responded to this provocation with anger toward the provocateur, in contrast with less than 40% of northerners. While art can readily aspire to revolution, discomfort and provocation, architecture is required to provide comfort, security and responsibility. Maintaining an autonomy supportive attitude as a therapist, particularly in the context of the patient's provocation or distress, is no small matter. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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