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provoke

/pɹəˈvoʊk/ 动词 C1

中文: 挑衅、扇动、激怒、激起

  1. To cause someone to become annoyed or angry. (transitive) · Don't provoke the dog; it may try to bite you.
  2. To bring about a reaction. (transitive)

He/she/it provokes · 过去式 provoked · 过去分词 provoked · -ing形式 provoking

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动词形式

原形
provoke
He/she/it
provokes
过去式
provoked
过去分词
provoked
-ing形式
provoking

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“No; it is not you who have directly made this exposure and brought this sorrow on us, but you hypocritically provoked it.”
《The Count of Monte Cristo》,第886页 · C1
“I get tired of other girls--there is such a provoking and eternal sameness about them.
《Anne of Green Gables》,第300页 · C1
On his approaching them soon afterwards, though without seeming to have any intention of speaking, Miss Lucas defied her friend to mention such a subject to him, which immediately provoking Elizabeth to do it, she turned to him and said,--
《Pride and Prejudice》,第25页 · B2
She often tried to provoke Darcy into disliking her guest, by talking of their supposed marriage, and planning his happiness in such an alliance.
《Pride and Prejudice》,第57页 · B2

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