| 词汇 | provoked |
| 释义 | provoked past simple and past participle ofprovoke provoke verb[ T ] uk /prəˈvəʊk/ us /prəˈvoʊk/ provokeverb[T] (CAUSE REACTION)C2 to cause a reaction, especially a negative one: 激起，引起（尤指负面反应） The prospect of increased prices has already provoked an outcry.物价上涨的预测已经引发了强烈抗议。 Test results provoked worries that the reactor could overheat.检测结果引发了对反应堆可能过热的担忧。 Her manifest lack of interest in the project has provoked severe criticism. The release from prison of two of the terrorists has provoked a public outcry.释放两名恐怖分子激起了公众的强烈抗议。 These murders have provoked outrage across the country.这些谋杀事件激起了全国公众的愤慨。 We have no intention of launching a pre-emptive strike, but we will retaliate if provoked.我们无意发动先发制人的攻击，但若遇挑衅，我们定会还以颜色。 The prime minister's speech provoked an angry response from the shadow cabinet. Causing things to happen activate activation actuation agent attribute attribute something to someone hyperstimulate hyperstimulation implement implementation in launch pad pioneer Pygmalion effect reactivate realization realize reattribute render spark provokeverb[T] (MAKE ANGRY)C2 to make or try to make a person or an animal angry: 激怒，挑衅 It was a vicious-looking dog and I didn't want to provoke it.那只狗看起来很凶，我可不想招惹它。 He was clearly trying to get at me but I refused to be provoked.他分明想攻击我，但我就是不生气。 I was provoked into the argument.我被激怒，于是吵了起来。 Causing feelings of anger and displeasure aggravate aggrieve alienate anger annoy bend go too faridiom goat grate hack someone off harass joke nark nose rub someone up the wrong wayidiom ruffle ruffle someone's feathersidiom set someone's teeth on edgeidiom step/tread on someone's toesidiom tit Examples of provokedprovoked In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. On the other hand, such policies have provoked grassroot activism and stimulated senior organisations in quite a few countries. Instead, he elected to demonstrate the legitimacy and importance of his discovery through the interest it provoked among powerful state officials. But the participants had different cultural sensibilities, tall egos, and wide ambitions, which provoked and prolonged their quarrel. On primary exposure they observed an inflammatory reaction provoked by developing larvae, their excretory/secretory products and sheaths left behind after moulting. This has provoked people at the grassroots to break through normative gender performances to evaluate each other as individuals. With nearly half of all constituencies contested, the election dramatically confirmed the extent to which divergent religious sensibilities provoked opposing political affiliations. This pressure periodically provoked crises as the exchange reserves were depleted, necessitating short-term constraints on domestic economic policy. The rash of summer violence in 1949 provoked a myriad of responses. Indeed, wage competition and glaring disparities in working conditions not only quickened labour mobility but also provoked industrial action. It certainly provoked contrary responses amongst contemporaries, to judge from the quite distinct constructions placed on it by a number of commentators. I followed the debates provoked by these theoretical manifestos with interest, but also from a certain distance. Thenceforth it could be invoked without being argued for, at least until the major reassessment of strategy provoked by the failure of the 1848 revolutions. The composer is ultimately bound to and provoked by the sound sources they employ, a concern that is sadly not explored by the author. Provoked by this, we invited a number of female architects to give us their views. Ironically, confinement of political prisoners helped forge national identity, fuelled opposition to colonialism, and provoked rebellions. 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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