n.(名词)

1. 挑拨
2. 惹起
3. 煸动

v.(动词)

1. 煽动，挑拨，对...挑衅，冒犯
2. 激怒，触怒，使愤怒，惹恼，刺激
3. 激起，激发，勾起，招来，惹起，挑起，引起，引发，唤起
4. 成为...的原因
5. 驱使，逼使
6. 冒火，大动肝火
7. 诱导，导致，诱发，撩拨

v.(动词)

1. vt. 激起; 惹怒 rouse or incite; make angry

Verb:

1. call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses);

   "arouse pity"
   "raise a smile"
   "evoke sympathy"
   

2. evoke or provoke to appear or occur;

   "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"
   "This man harasses his female co-workers"
   

The noise would have provoked alarm and neighbourly concern.

吵闹本会引起担忧和好意的关注。

The decision provoked outrage from women and human rights groups.

这一决定激起了妇女和人权组织的强烈愤慨。

The images provoked strong surges of nostalgia for the days of yore.

这些影像勾起了对昔日时光的强烈怀念。

This television program provoked a spirited debate in the United Kingdom.

这个电视节目在英国引起了激烈的辩论。

Niki's voice provoked a new bout of unreasoning anger.

妮基一开口又激起了无名的怒火。

His warnings have provoked the desired response.

他的警告引起了预想的反应。

He got so provoked that he flipped.

他被激怒了，发起火来。

The proposal has provoked howls of Gallic indignation.

该提议令法国人义愤填膺。

The takeover provoked a tempest of criticism.

这次收购引发了潮水般的批评。

By their sin they provoked the wrath of the people.

他们因犯罪而激起人民的愤怒.

Alice's carelessness provoked her teacher to an outburst.

艾丽斯的粗心大意使老师大为发火.

Her constant nagging provoked him.

她不断地唠叨激怒了他.

His impudence provoked her into slapping his face.

他的粗暴让她气愤地给了他一耳光.

She provoked him into beating her.

她惹得他揍她.

The question has provoked much discussion among them.

这个问题使他们议论纷纷.

用作及物动词S+～+ n./pron.

1. If you provoke the dog, it will attack you.
   如果你去招惹那只狗,它就会咬你。
2. The insult provoked him.
   侮辱激怒了他。
3. Her constant nagging provoked him.
   她不断地唠叨激怒了他。
4. His foolish behaviour provoked laughter.
   他的愚蠢的举止引人发笑。
5. Don't throw one bone to two dogs; you'll only provoke a fight.
   不要把这块骨头扔给那两只狗,那样你会引起一场争斗。
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6. He was provoked beyond endurance.
   他被激得怒不可遏。
7. The man was provoked by the insult.
   那个男人被侮辱激怒了。

用作宾补动词S+～+ n./pron. +to- v

1. His refusal to answer provoked me to shout at him.
   他拒绝回答气得我大声叫嚷。
2. They were trying to provoke us to fight with each other.
   他们企图惹起我们相互争斗。
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3. She was provoked to slap him by his rudeness.
   他粗暴无礼,惹得她打了他一记耳光。

provoke into (v.+prep.)

驱使,迫使 cause or compel sb
provoke sb into v-ing

His impudence provoked her into slapping his face.

他的粗暴让她气愤地给了他一耳光。

She provoked him into beating her.

她迫使他揍她。

～+副词

• provoke constantly不断地激怒
• provoke deliberately〔intentionally〕故意地激怒
• provoke disagreeably不平等地激怒
• provoke foolishly愚蠢地激怒
• provoke greatly大大地激怒
• provoke seriously严肃地惹怒
• provoke uncommonly不平常地激怒

～+介词

• provoke at因…激怒
• provoke beyond激怒得…
• provoke into迫使
• provoke to激起

• Whatever he said wouldn't provoke me.

  出自：J. Wain

• To..provoke him to a duel.

  出自：E. Longford

• His father shouted..provoking others to shout back.

  出自：R. Hayman

• Trying to provoke me into losing my temper.

  出自：L. Nkosi

v.(动词)

1. provoke的基本意思是“激起”“惹怒”,指激怒某人或引发某事,往往强调激发动作或感情的动因。
2. provoke是及物动词,其后接名词或代词作宾语,也可接以带to的动词不定式充当补足语的复合宾语。

v.(动词)

provoke, excite, galvanize, pique, quicken, stimulate

这组词都可表示“激起某人或引发某事”。其区别是：

provoke强调激发动作或感情的原因; excite除了指激起感情或兴趣等之外,还暗示其原因的性质和动作的强烈或深刻程度; galvanize指用人工方法来激活衰老、僵硬或濒死的人或物; pique指激起好奇心、兴趣等; quicken指激发活力、生气或使生命、感情等复苏,强调其结果是有益的; stimulate专指人或物因外界因素而受到刺激,也指激励人从懒散、心灰意冷中振作起来或对某事物产生兴趣。

provoke，irritate，aggravate

这些动词均含“激怒”之意。

provoke指挑衅。

irritate指因受到不愉快的刺激而烦燥。

aggravate口语用词。指因长时间的反复言行而引起不快。