provocate

动词 v.
中文释义
英 /pɹəˈvɒk.eɪt/    美 /pɹəˈvɑ(ː).keɪt/

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To provoke.
    — The movie called It is Not the Homosexual Who Is Perverse But the Society In Which He Lives was a provocating movie. It dramatized the situation and got hard reactions from the gays and the straights. But when you look at it now it is full of hate. And it was OK, in a way, to provocate, but it was not done with a lovely touch.
  2. To call forth.
  3. To challenge.

词形变化

provocates present,singular,third-person provocating participle,present provocated participle,past provocated past

词汇关系

相关词
provocation provocator

词源

From Middle English provocaten, from Latin prōvocō, prōvocātus. Doublet of provoke.
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