英语词汇“provoke”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

provokeprovoke /prəˈvoʊk/ ●●○ verb [transitive]

ETYMOLOGYprovoke

Origin: 1300-1400 French provoquer, from Latin provocare, from vocare to call

VERB TABLE

provoke

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	provoke
	he, she, it	provokes
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	provoked
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have provoked
	he, she, it	has provoked
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had provoked
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will provoke
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have provoked

Continuous Form
Present	I	am provoking
	he, she, it	is provoking
	you, we, they	are provoking
Past	I, he, she, it	was provoking
	you, we, they	were provoking
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been provoking
	he, she, it	has been provoking
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been provoking
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be provoking
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been provoking

1to make someone very angry, especially deliberately: She did yell at him, but she had been provoked.provoke somebody into (doing) something Paul tried to provoke Fletch into a fight.2to cause a reaction or feeling, especially a sudden one: Dole’s comments provoked laughter from the press.provoke somebody to do something His criticisms only provoked her to work harder.provoke somebody into (doing) something She hopes her editorial will provoke readers into thinking seriously about the issue. [Origin: 1300–1400 French provoquer, from Latin provocare, from vocare to call] → see also thought-provoking