provoke
v
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(a) [Tn] make (sb) angry or annoyed 激怒(某人); 惹(某人)气恼
I am not easily provoked, but this behaviour is intolerable! 我这人不爱生气, 但是这种行为使人忍无可忍!
If you provoke the dog, it will bite you. 你招惹那条狗, 它会咬你的.
(b) [Tn.pr, Cn.t]
~ sb into doing sth/to do sth cause sb to react to sth esp by making him angry 使某人对某事物作出反应(尤指使用刺激手段)
His behaviour finally provoked her into leaving him. 他把她气得终於离开了他.
He was provoked by their mockery to say more than he had intended. 他受到他们嘲笑恼羞成怒, 说了一些过头的话.
2 [Tn] cause (sth) to occur or arouse (a feeling, etc) 使(某事物)产生; 引起(某种感情等)
provoke laughter, riots, smiles, violence 引起大笑、 暴乱、 微笑、 暴力行为.
Yes. I'd like to invite you to dinner at my flat before I move.
好的。我想在搬家前请你到我家吃饭。
One of the first things Annie did was to teach me how to play.
安妮首先要做的事情之一,就是教我如何耍。
It soon became clear that the straight part of the dance changed when the sun's position changed. If the feeding place was toward the sun, the dancer headed straight upward during the straight part of the wagging dance.