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

• He denies murder on the grounds of provocation
  他否认激情杀人。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 would flare up at the slightest provocation.
  稍有拂意，他就大发雷霆。
• I see it as a political provocation and an act of economic vandalism.
  我将此视为一种政治挑衅和经济破坏行为。
• Second, the North admitted its provocation.
  其次，朝鲜承认了其挑衅行为。