单词	provocation
释义	provocationprov‧o‧ca‧tion /ˌprɒvəˈkeɪʃən $ ˌprɑː-/ noun [countable, uncountable] Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Carter claims that she attacked him without provocation. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Although there was no question of rising to it, the means of provocation were ingenious. But Didion is interested in root causes, not in immediate provocations. But much of it was due to provocation from the students whose ranks had been infiltrated by revolutionaries seeking a violent reaction. Horbury denies murder on grounds of provocation. I shall recommend ways of keeping cool in the face of severe provocation. Keyes refused to speculate on either the provocations or the order of the deaths. Thus, if the mandatory penalty were abolished, it would be sufficient to take account of provocation when sentencing for murder. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► deliberate provocation  He was accused of deliberate provocation. ► at the slightest provocation  Julie has a tendency to burst into tears at the slightest provocation. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► deliberate · It is an act of explicit challenge to Rome, an act of deliberate, militant provocation.· We are virtually certain that this incident was a deliberate provocation.· The company's been accused of deliberate provocation.· He knew that Sharpe's insults were more than mere anger, but a deliberate provocation to a duel. ► slight · He's not saying we should explode on the slightest provocation. NOUN► test · There was also no relation between the results of the provocation test and the number and nature of symptoms.· Demonstrate provocation test where clients deliberately over-breath - discuss catastrophic misinterpretation of symptoms - breathing exercises.· A positive provocation test was documented if upper abdominal pain was present with or without nausea after introduction of duodenal contents. an action or event that makes someone angry or upset, or is intended to do this → provokewithout provocation She claims that Graham attacked her without any provocation. He was accused of deliberate provocation. Julie has a tendency to burst into tears at the slightest provocation.
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