美[pr??vo?k] 1 . If one firm goes under it could provoke a cascade of bankruptcies.
如果一家公司倒閉，便有可能引發一連串的破產。
來自柯林斯例句
2 . His duty was to conciliate the people, not to provoke them.
他的職責是安撫那些人，而不是去激怒他們。
來自柯林斯例句
3 . Thinking angry thoughts can provoke strong physiological arousal.
想著生氣的事情能激起強烈的生理反應。
來自柯林斯例句
4 . Don't provoke the animal by teasing. It may bite you.
不要挑逗動物, 它會咬你的.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》
5 . Don't provoke him to anger.
別招他生氣.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》
1.call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses);
arouse pity
2.call forth;
Her behavior provoked a quarrel between the couple
3.provide the needed stimulus for
4.annoy continually or chronically;
He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked
