provoke
英 [prə'vəʊk]
美[prə'vok]
- vt. 驱使；激怒；煽动；惹起
考试真题
- One explanation for this finding is that possible awards may be more emotionally provoking than certainty awards, says Reimann.
出自-2016年12月阅读原文
- Unhappy parents rarely are provoked to wonder if they shouldn’t have had kids, but unhappy childless folks are bothered with the message that children are the single most important thing in the world: obviously their misery must be a direct result of the gaping baby-size holes in their lives.
出自-2011年考研阅读原文
- The company, a major energy supplier in New England, provoked justified outrage in Vermont last week when it announced it was reneging on a longstanding commitment to abide by the strict nuclear regulations.
出自-2012年考研阅读原文
- Second, novelty itself frequently provokes disbelief.
出自-2012年考研阅读原文