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单词 provocative
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provocative


pro·voc·a·tive

P0624000 (prə-vŏk′ə-tĭv)adj. Tending to provoke or stimulate.
pro·voc′a·tive n.pro·voc′a·tive·ly adv.pro·voc′a·tive·ness n.

provocative

(prəˈvɒkətɪv) adjacting as a stimulus or incitement, esp to anger or sexual desire; provoking: a provocative look; a provocative remark. proˈvocatively adv proˈvocativeness n

pro•voc•a•tive

(prəˈvɒk ə tɪv)

adj. 1. tending or serving to provoke; stimulating, exciting, or vexing. n. 2. something provocative. [1375–1425; late Middle English < Late Latin prōvocātīvus. See provoke, -ate1, -ive] pro•voc′a•tive•ly, adv. pro•voc′a•tive•ness, n.
Thesaurus
Adj.1.provocative - serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate; stimulating discussion or exciting controversy; "a provocative remark"; "a provocative smile"; "provocative Irish tunes which...compel the hearers to dance"- Anthony Trollopeexciting - creating or arousing excitement; "an exciting account of her trip"unprovocative, unprovoking - not provocative
2.provocative - exciting sexual desire; "her gestures and postures became more wanton and provocative"sexy - marked by or tending to arouse sexual desire or interest; "feeling sexy"; "sexy clothes"; "sexy poses"; "a sexy book"; "sexy jokes"

provocative

adjective1. offensive, provoking, insulting, challenging, disturbing, stimulating, annoying, outrageous, aggravating (informal), incensing, galling, goading Their behaviour was called provocative and antisocial.2. suggestive, tempting, stimulating, exciting, inviting, sexy (informal), arousing, erotic, seductive, alluring, tantalizing sexually provocative behaviour

provocative

adjectiveBordering on indelicacy or impropriety:blue, earthy, off-color, racy, risqué, salty, scabrous, spicy, suggestive.
Translations
挑衅的激发的

provoke

(prəˈvəuk) verb1. to make angry or irritated. Are you trying to provoke me? 激怒,挑釁 激怒,挑衅 2. to cause. His words provoked laughter. 引起 引起3. to cause (a person etc) to react in an angry way. He was provoked into hitting her. 激某人(使其做出憤怒反應) 迫使(某人做出愤怒反应) provocation (provəˈkeiʃən) noun the act of provoking or state of being provoked. 挑釁,激怒 挑衅,激怒 proˈvocative (-ˈvokətiv) adjective likely to rouse feeling, especially anger or sexual interest. provocative remarks; a provocative dress. 挑釁的,刺激的 挑衅的,激发的 proˈvocatively adverb 挑釁地 挑衅地

EncyclopediaSeeprovocation

provocative


  • adj

Synonyms for provocative

adj offensive

Synonyms

  • offensive
  • provoking
  • insulting
  • challenging
  • disturbing
  • stimulating
  • annoying
  • outrageous
  • aggravating
  • incensing
  • galling
  • goading

adj suggestive

Synonyms

  • suggestive
  • tempting
  • stimulating
  • exciting
  • inviting
  • sexy
  • arousing
  • erotic
  • seductive
  • alluring
  • tantalizing

Synonyms for provocative

adj bordering on indelicacy or impropriety

Synonyms

  • blue
  • earthy
  • off-color
  • racy
  • risqué
  • salty
  • scabrous
  • spicy
  • suggestive

Antonyms for provocative

adj serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate

Related Words

  • exciting

Antonyms

  • unprovocative
  • unprovoking

adj exciting sexual desire

Related Words

  • sexy
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