provoke
英 [pr?'v??k]
美[pr?'vok]
- vt. 驅(qū)使；激怒；煽動(dòng)；惹起
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詞態(tài)變化
第三人稱單數(shù):?provokes;過去式:?provoked;過去分詞:?provoked;現(xiàn)在分詞:?provoking;
中文詞源
provoke 挑釁，挑逗，激起pro-,向前，-vok,說話，叫喊，詞源同voice,invoke.引申詞義挑釁，挑逗。
英文詞源
- provoke
- provoke: see vocation
- provoke (v.)
- late 14c., from Old French provoker, provochier (12c., Modern French provoquer) and directly from Latin provocare "call forth, challenge," from pro- "forth" (see pro-) + vocare "to call" (see voice (n.)). Related: Provoked; provoking.
雙語例句
- 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(fā)一連串的破產(chǎn)。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. His duty was to conciliate the people, not to provoke them.
- 他的職責(zé)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(qiáng)烈的生理反應(yīng)。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. Don't provoke the animal by teasing. It may bite you.
- 不要挑逗動(dòng)物, 它會(huì)咬你的.
來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 5. Don't provoke him to anger.
- 別招他生氣.
來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》