| [/ˏprɔvəˈkeɪʃn; ˏprɑvəˋkeʃən/] n 用法:
1 [U] making sb angry by deliberately doing sth annoying or offensive; provoking or being provoked 挑衅; 激怒; 刺激:
the incessant provocation of the hostile crowd 抱有对立情绪的群众受到接二连三的煽动 *
react with violence only under provocation, ie when provoked 只有受到挑衅时才以暴力还击 *
She loses her temper at/on the slightest provocation. 只要稍一惹她, 她就大发脾气. 用法:
2 [C] cause of annoyance; thing that provokes 恼怒的原因; 激怒人的事:
He hit her after repeated provocations. 她一次次招惹他, 他就打了她. |