| 釋義 |
provoke /pra'vauk; pra'vok/ vt 1 [VP6A] make angry; vex: 激愁;招惹《 He was ~d beyond endurance. 他怒不可過。 If you ~ the dog, it will attack you. 如果你去招惹那只狗，牠會咬你。 2 [VP6A] cause; arouse: 致使; 引起： ~ laughter/a stnile/a riot. 引起大笑(微笑，一場暴亂)。 3 [VP17, 14] ~ sb to do sth/into doing sth, cause or compel them: 驅使; 迫使(某人做某事)： His impudence ~d her into slapping his face. 他的鹵莽迫使她打他耳光。 He was ~d to answer rudely. 他受激而無禮地回答。 pro-voking adj annoying: 惱人的; 氣人的; 叫人煩惱的： provoking of sb to be late. 因為某人晚到而氣惱。 provokingly adv |