provoke; stir up; in cite; instigate; abet ～好奇心arouse one’s curiosity/～內(nèi)戰(zhàn)proyoke civil war/～群眾斗群眾stir up(or incite)the masses to struggle against one another/～是非stir up trouble;forment dispute/～武斗forment violent clashes;incite violence/～一小撮壞分子鬧事in cite a handful of bad elements to make trouble