provoke
US /prəˈvoʊk/
・UK /prəˈvəʊk/
B2 中高級英檢高級多益
v.t.及物動詞刺激 ； 誘發 ； 引起 ； 激怒 ；
Do not provoke the animals by poking them
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「噢，哇！」川普出言不遜威脅伊朗，CNN評論員驚呆！ (‘Ok, wow!’: Trump’s profane Iran threat stuns CNN panel)
- I mean, everything that the president is doing is designed to provoke and escalate.
我的意思是，總統所做的一切都是為了挑釁和升級。
- I mean, everything that the president is doing is designed to provoke and escalate.
我的意思是，總統所做的一切都是為了挑釁和升級。
爭辯無益：練習拒絕衝突的心理智慧（Why We Should Refuse to Get Into Arguments）
- What may at times provoke us to a particular pitch of excitement is a puzzlement as to why others are behaving as they are.
我們應該認清這些熱情且巧妙設計的邀請，並加以拒絕，因為它們其實是對方為了從難以承受的情緒中解脫而做的嘗試。
- What may, at times, provoke us to a particular pitch of excitement is a puzzlement as to why others are behaving as they are.
有時候，讓我們特別激動的是，我們對於別人為何這樣做感到困惑。
羅密歐與茱麗葉：莎士比亞經典鉅作有聲書！ (Romeo and Juliet Audiobook by William Shakespeare)
- ROMEO Wilt thou provoke me? then have at thee, boy! [They fight.]
羅密歐 你要激怒我嗎？那麼，小子，來吧！[他們打鬥。]
- Will thou provoke me?
Pride and Prejudice 第四章節 | 簡·奧斯汀有聲書 (41-50章) 📚🗣️ (Part 4 - Pride and Prejudice Audiobook by Jane Austen (Chs 41-50))
- for the inclination he soon testified of renewing those intentions which had marked the early part of their acquaintance could only serve, after what had since passed, to provoke her.
終身監禁。
- for the inclination he soon testified of renewing those intentions which had marked the early part of their acquaintance could only serve, after what had since passed, to provoke her.
終身監禁。
美國外交事務最高立法者稱「即使川普重返白宮，美國的對臺政策也不會改變」 (U.S. policy on Taiwan won’t change even if Trump returns to WH, says top foreign affairs lawmaker)
- So for us, the question would be for the American people, is it in our national security interest to come to the defense of Taiwan if they did not provoke an invasion and they were peaceful, but yet invaded by, you know, Chinese, Communist China?
是以，對我們來說，美國人民面臨的問題是，如果臺灣沒有挑起侵略，他們是和平的，但卻遭到中國、共產主義中國的侵略，那麼保衛臺灣是否符合我們的國家安全利益？
- So for us, the question would be for the American people: is it in our national security interest to come to the defense of Taiwan if they did not provoke an invasion and they were peaceful but yet invaded by Communist China?
但這歸根結底是美國人民的問題。
聖經系列 I：神的觀念入門！ (Biblical Series I: Introduction to the Idea of God)
- Dreams often concentrate on things that provoke anxiety.
儘管它應該是最顯而易見不過的了
- Dreams often concentrate on things that provoke anxiety.
不是和《創世記》第二章創作於一個時期的
洛哈特教室 | 哈利波特：消失的密室 (Lockhart Classroom | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets)
- Know only that no harm can befall you whilst I am here, I must ask you not to scream, it might provoke them.
我只想告訴你，我在這裡的時候，你不會受到任何傷害，我必須請你不要尖叫，那樣可能會激怒他們。
- It might provoke them!
馬杜羅能撐下去嗎？美國持續施壓，委內瑞拉總統能「等到風平浪靜」嗎？| DW 新聞 (Can Venezuela’s President Maduro ‘wait it out’ as US ramps up the pressure? | DW News)
- But in either event, it's unlikely to provoke the sort of democratic transition that he and his Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, seem to aspire to, along with the democratic opposition in Venezuela.
但無論如何，這不太可能引發他與他的國務卿馬可·魯比歐，以及委內瑞拉的民主反對派所期望的那種民主轉型。
- But in either event, it's unlikely to provoke the sort of democratic transition that he and his secretary of state, Marco Rubio, seem to aspire to, along with the democratic opposition in Venezuela.
大多數人認為這些違反了有關戰爭法的國際法。