| 釋義 |
provokevt. 1. call forth,cause. give rise to,induce喚起,引起,導(dǎo)致,引誘。 △R.III.1.2.60: “Thy deed inhuman andunnatural / Provokes this deluge most unnatural.”你那慘無人道而傷天害理的行為引起了這種極不正常的鮮血泛濫。 △Lr.4.4.13:“that to provoke in him”,要引起他安眠。 2. arouse,urge on. incite 激起,慫恿,刺激。 △Gent.26.4: “And ev’n that power. which gave me first myoath,/ Provokes me to this threefold perjury.”就是當(dāng)初使我發(fā)誓的那股力量,現(xiàn)在卻在鼓動(dòng)去做這三重背誓的行為。 △Wiv.2.3.72 (70):“And I will provoke him to't,orlet him wag.”我要鼓動(dòng)他這樣做,否則就讓他走開。 △As.1.3.113(110): “Beauty provoketh thieves sooner thangold.”美貌比金錢更容易招引賊人。 △Ham.2.2.3:“Theneed we have to use you did provoke / Our hasty send-ing. ” 現(xiàn)在我有需要你們幫忙之處,因此急急把你們召來。 △R.III.1.2.97: “I was provoked by her slanderoustongue,/ That laid their guilt upon my guiltless shoul-ders.”我是受了她那毀謗的言語所刺激,她把他們的罪過都推到我這無罪的肩膀上了。 △R.III.2.2.20:“for my good un-cle Gloucester / Told me the King,provoked to it bythe Queen,/ Devised impeachments to imprisonhim;”因?yàn)槲业暮檬迨甯鹆_斯特告訴我國王,在王后挑唆之下,捏造罪名把他監(jiān)禁起來。 3. agitate. induce (...to quiver) 使不安,引起(…顫動(dòng))。 △2H.VI.4.7.98 (93):“The palsy,and not fear. pro-vokes me. ”是癱瘓,而不是恐懼,引起我顫抖。 4. rouse to anger,incense激怒,使發(fā)怒。 △H.VIII.3.2288 (287): “Your goodness. / Since you provoke me.shall be most notorious.”既然你激起了我的憤慨,我就要讓你這種美德臭名遠(yuǎn)揚(yáng)。 5. drive,impel驅(qū)動(dòng),推動(dòng)。 △1H.VI.5.5.5:“And,likeas rigour of tempestuous gusts / Provokes the mighti-est hulk against the tide.”正像陣陣猛烈的風(fēng)暴把一艘巨大的船推向狂濤怒浪。 ~ vb. refl. cause,seek,impel 促使,試圖,驅(qū)使。 △2H.IV.1.3.95: “Thou,beastly feeder,art so fullof him,/ That thou provokest thyself to cast himup.”你們,狼吞虎咽的人,對他膩了,現(xiàn)在又想把他嘔吐出來。 |