英语词汇“provoke”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

Anything that brings about a strong reaction can be said to provoke. You can provoke that lion if you want. But if he responds by attacking, don't come running to me.

Let's consider some people who have been known to provoke. Lenny Bruce, was more than just a comedian. He was a "provocateur" who used humor to deliver his controversial diatribes. Humor was his way to provoke people to think. Madonna made her name not only by producing a memorable catalogue of great pop songs, she proved herself to be a master at provoking people through her outrageous attire and lyrics. The moral of this story? It's possible to provoke both positive and negative responses.

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provoke: provocation, provocative, provoked, provoker, provokes, provoking+/provocation: provocations/provocative: provocatively, unprovocative/provoked: unprovoked/provoker: provokers/provoking: provokingest, provokingly, unprovoking/unprovoked: unprovokedly

USAGE EXAMPLES

Occasionally, the drugs provoke a severe auto-immune response, resulting in potential toxicities including inflammatory lung, liver and thyroid disorders.

Washington Times(Jan 03, 2017)

US material and weapons support for the YPG provoked Turkish protests.

The Guardian(Jan 01, 2017)

The essay was meant to provoke conservatives, and it succeeded.

The New Yorker(Jan 01, 2017)

1v provide the needed stimulus for

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

stimulate

entice, lure, tempt

provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion

rejuvenate

cause (a stream or river) to erode, as by an uplift of the land

jog

stimulate to remember

incite, instigate, set off, stir up

provoke or stir up

agitate, foment, stir up

try to stir up public opinion

hook, snare

entice and trap

seduce

lure or entice away from duty, principles, or proper conduct

call

lure by imitating the characteristic call of an animal

stool

lure with a stool, as of wild fowl

lead on

entice or induce especially when unwise or mistaken

tweedle

entice through the use of music

raise

activate or stir up

decoy

lure or entrap with or as if with a decoy

bait

lure, entice, or entrap with bait

rumpus

cause a disturbance

challenge

issue a challenge to

2v call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

arouse, elicit, enkindle, evoke, fire, kindle, raise

strike a chord, touch a chord

evoke a reaction, response, or emotion

ask for, invite

increase the likelihood of

draw

elicit responses, such as objections, criticism, applause, etc.

rekindle

arouse again

infatuate

arouse unreasoning love or passion in and cause to behave in an irrational way

prick

to cause a sharp emotional pain

fire up, heat, ignite, inflame, stir up, wake

arouse or excite feelings and passions

excite, shake, shake up, stimulate, stir

stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of

excite

arouse or elicit a feeling

anger

make angry

discomfit, discompose, disconcert, untune, upset

cause to lose one's composure

shame

cause to be ashamed

bruise, hurt, injure, offend, spite, wound

hurt the feelings of

overcome, overpower, overtake, overwhelm, sweep over, whelm

overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli

interest

excite the curiosity of; engage the interest of

devastate

overwhelm or overpower

absorb, engage, engross, occupy

consume all of one's attention or time

clutch, get hold of, seize

affect

affront, diss, insult

treat, mention, or speak to rudely

ferment

work up into agitation or excitement

fuel

stimulate

arouse, excite, sex, turn on, wind up

stimulate sexually

affright, fright, frighten, scare

cause fear in

enervate, faze, unnerve, unsettle

disturb the composure of

dissolve

cause to lose control emotionally

combust

cause to become violent or angry

miff

cause to be annoyed

gall, irk

irritate or vex

exasperate, incense, infuriate

make furious

madden

make mad

offend, pique

cause to feel resentment or indignation

bemuse, bewilder, discombobulate, throw

cause to be confused emotionally

abash, embarrass

cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious

discountenance

look with disfavor on

anguish, hurt, pain

cause emotional anguish or make miserable

lacerate

deeply hurt the feelings of; distress

sting

cause an emotional pain, as if by stinging

enrage

put into a rage; make violently angry

thrill, tickle, vibrate

feel sudden intense sensation or emotion

afflict

cause great unhappiness for; distress

abase, chagrin, humble, humiliate, mortify

cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of

invite, tempt

give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting

kill

overwhelm with hilarity, pleasure, or admiration

benight

overtake with darkness or night

knock out

overwhelm with admiration

stagger

astound or overwhelm, as with shock

lock

hold fast (in a certain state)

elate, intoxicate, lift up, pick up, uplift

fill with high spirits; fill with optimism

animate, enliven, exalt, inspire, invigorate

heighten or intensify

titillate

excite pleasurably or erotically

aggravate, exacerbate, exasperate

exasperate or irritate

fascinate, grip, spellbind, transfix

to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe

enthuse

cause to feel enthusiasm

create, make

make or cause to be or to become

3v evoke or provoke to appear or occur

Her behavior provoked a quarrel between the couple

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

call forth, evoke, kick up
arouse, bring up, call down, call forth, conjure, conjure up, evoke, invoke, put forward, raise, stir

summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic

pick

provoke

cause, do, make

give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally

4v annoy continually or chronically

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

beset, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, harass, harry, hassle, molest, plague

goad, needle

goad or provoke,as by constant criticism

bedevil, crucify, dun, frustrate, rag, torment

treat cruelly

haze

harass by imposing humiliating or painful tasks, as in military institutions

madden

drive up the wall; go on someone's nerves

hamstring

make ineffective or powerless

badger, beleaguer, bug, pester, tease

annoy persistently

oppress, persecute

cause to suffer

annoy, bother, chafe, devil, get at, get to, gravel, irritate, nark, nettle, rag, rile, vex

cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations

单词	provoke
释义	provoke (once / 220 pages) v Anything that brings about a strong reaction can be said to provoke. You can provoke that lion if you want. But if he responds by attacking, don't come running to me. Let's consider some people who have been known to provoke. Lenny Bruce, was more than just a comedian. He was a "provocateur" who used humor to deliver his controversial diatribes. Humor was his way to provoke people to think. Madonna made her name not only by producing a memorable catalogue of great pop songs, she proved herself to be a master at provoking people through her outrageous attire and lyrics. The moral of this story? It's possible to provoke both positive and negative responses. WORD FAMILY provoke: provocation, provocative, provoked, provoker, provokes, provoking+/provocation: provocations/provocative: provocatively, unprovocative/provoked: unprovoked/provoker: provokers/provoking: provokingest, provokingly, unprovoking/unprovoked: unprovokedly USAGE EXAMPLES Occasionally, the drugs provoke a severe auto-immune response, resulting in potential toxicities including inflammatory lung, liver and thyroid disorders. Washington Times(Jan 03, 2017) US material and weapons support for the YPG provoked Turkish protests. The Guardian(Jan 01, 2017) The essay was meant to provoke conservatives, and it succeeded. The New Yorker(Jan 01, 2017) 1v provide the needed stimulus for Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper stimulate entice, lure, tempt provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion rejuvenate cause (a stream or river) to erode, as by an uplift of the land jog stimulate to remember incite, instigate, set off, stir up provoke or stir up agitate, foment, stir up try to stir up public opinion hook, snare entice and trap seduce lure or entice away from duty, principles, or proper conduct call lure by imitating the characteristic call of an animal stool lure with a stool, as of wild fowl lead on entice or induce especially when unwise or mistaken tweedle entice through the use of music raise activate or stir up decoy lure or entrap with or as if with a decoy bait lure, entice, or entrap with bait rumpus cause a disturbance challenge issue a challenge to 2v call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses) Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper arouse, elicit, enkindle, evoke, fire, kindle, raise strike a chord, touch a chord evoke a reaction, response, or emotion ask for, invite increase the likelihood of draw elicit responses, such as objections, criticism, applause, etc. rekindle arouse again infatuate arouse unreasoning love or passion in and cause to behave in an irrational way prick to cause a sharp emotional pain fire up, heat, ignite, inflame, stir up, wake arouse or excite feelings and passions excite, shake, shake up, stimulate, stir stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of excite arouse or elicit a feeling anger make angry discomfit, discompose, disconcert, untune, upset cause to lose one's composure shame cause to be ashamed bruise, hurt, injure, offend, spite, wound hurt the feelings of overcome, overpower, overtake, overwhelm, sweep over, whelm overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli interest excite the curiosity of; engage the interest of devastate overwhelm or overpower absorb, engage, engross, occupy consume all of one's attention or time clutch, get hold of, seize affect affront, diss, insult treat, mention, or speak to rudely ferment work up into agitation or excitement fuel stimulate arouse, excite, sex, turn on, wind up stimulate sexually affright, fright, frighten, scare cause fear in enervate, faze, unnerve, unsettle disturb the composure of dissolve cause to lose control emotionally combust cause to become violent or angry miff cause to be annoyed gall, irk irritate or vex exasperate, incense, infuriate make furious madden make mad offend, pique cause to feel resentment or indignation bemuse, bewilder, discombobulate, throw cause to be confused emotionally abash, embarrass cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious discountenance look with disfavor on anguish, hurt, pain cause emotional anguish or make miserable lacerate deeply hurt the feelings of; distress sting cause an emotional pain, as if by stinging enrage put into a rage; make violently angry thrill, tickle, vibrate feel sudden intense sensation or emotion afflict cause great unhappiness for; distress abase, chagrin, humble, humiliate, mortify cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of invite, tempt give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting kill overwhelm with hilarity, pleasure, or admiration benight overtake with darkness or night knock out overwhelm with admiration stagger astound or overwhelm, as with shock lock hold fast (in a certain state) elate, intoxicate, lift up, pick up, uplift fill with high spirits; fill with optimism animate, enliven, exalt, inspire, invigorate heighten or intensify titillate excite pleasurably or erotically aggravate, exacerbate, exasperate exasperate or irritate fascinate, grip, spellbind, transfix to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe enthuse cause to feel enthusiasm create, make make or cause to be or to become 3v evoke or provoke to appear or occur Her behavior provoked a quarrel between the couple Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper call forth, evoke, kick up arouse, bring up, call down, call forth, conjure, conjure up, evoke, invoke, put forward, raise, stir summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic pick provoke cause, do, make give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally 4v annoy continually or chronically Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper beset, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, harass, harry, hassle, molest, plague goad, needle goad or provoke,as by constant criticism bedevil, crucify, dun, frustrate, rag, torment treat cruelly haze harass by imposing humiliating or painful tasks, as in military institutions madden drive up the wall; go on someone's nerves hamstring make ineffective or powerless badger, beleaguer, bug, pester, tease annoy persistently oppress, persecute cause to suffer annoy, bother, chafe, devil, get at, get to, gravel, irritate, nark, nettle, rag, rile, vex cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
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