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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   provoke

   • IPA[prəˈvōk]

   美式

   • v.
     stimulate or give rise to (a reaction or emotion, typically a strong or unwelcome one) in someone；stimulate or incite (someone) to do or feel something, especially by arousing anger in them

   • verb: provoke, 3rd person present: provokes, gerund or present participle: provoking, past tense: provoked, past participle: provoked

2. • 釋義

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. stimulate or give rise to (a reaction or emotion, typically a strong or unwelcome one) in someone the decision provoked a storm of protest from civil rights organizations 同義詞 arouse, produce, evoke, cause, give rise to, ... 更多occasion, call forth, draw forth, elicit, induce, inspire, excite, spark off, touch off, kindle, generate, engender, instigate, result in, lead to, bring on, contribute to, make for, foster, promote, breed, precipitate, prompt, trigger, literarybeget, enkindle反義詞 allay
   • ▪ stimulate or incite (someone) to do or feel something, especially by arousing anger in them a teacher can provoke you into working harder 同義詞 goad, spur, prick, sting, prod, ... 更多egg on, hound, badger, incite, rouse, stir, move, stimulate, motivate, excite, inflame, work/fire up, impel, pressure, pressurize, prompt, induce, encourage, urge, inspire反義詞 deter
   • ▪ deliberately make (someone) annoyed or angry Rachel refused to be provoked 同義詞 annoy, make angry, anger, incense, enrage, ... 更多send into a rage, irritate, infuriate, exasperate, exacerbate, madden, pique, nettle, get/take a rise out of, bother, upset, agitate, vex, irk, gall, get/put someone's back up, get on someone's nerves, ruffle, ruffle someone's feathers, make someone's hackles rise, raise someone's hackles, make someone's blood boil, rub up the wrong way, put someone out, harass, harry, plague, molest, tease, taunt, torment, affront, insult, offend, informalpeeve, aggravate, hassle, miff, rile, needle, get, get to, bug, hack off, get under someone's skin, get in someone's hair, get someone's goat, get across someone, get on someone's wick, give someone the hump, wind up, nark, get up someone's nose, rankle, ride, gravel, vulgar slangpiss off, get on someone's tits反義詞 pacify, appease
3. • 更多解釋

   provoke

   • IPA[prəˈvəʊk]

   英式

   • v.
     stimulate or give rise to (a reaction or emotion, typically a strong or unwelcome one) in someone: the decision provoked a storm of protest from civil rights organizations

   Oxford Dictionary