| 释义 |
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024pro•voke /prəˈvoʊk/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object], -voked, -vok•ing. - to cause a feeling of anger in;
annoy or exasperate:Stop provoking them with your negative comments. - to stir up, arouse, or call forth (feelings, desires, or activity):She provoked anger in a lot of people.
pro•vok•er, n. [countable]See -voc-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pro•voke (prə vōk′),USA pronunciation v.t., -voked, -vok•ing. - to anger, enrage, exasperate, or vex.
- to stir up, arouse, or call forth (feelings, desires, or activity):The mishap provoked a hearty laugh.
- to incite or stimulate (a person, animal, etc.) to action.
- to give rise to, induce, or bring about:What could have provoked such an incident?
- [Obs.]to summon.
- Latin prōvocāre to call forth, challenge, provoke, equivalent. to prō- pro-1 + vocāre to call; akin to vōx voice
- late Middle English 1400–50
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged irk, annoy, aggravate, exacerbate, infuriate. See irritate.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged rouse, instigate.
- 2, 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See incite.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: provoke /prəˈvəʊk/ vb (transitive)- to anger or infuriate
- to cause to act or behave in a certain manner; incite or stimulate
- to promote (certain feelings, esp anger, indignation, etc) in a person
Etymology: 15th Century: from Latin prōvocāre to call forth, from vocāre to callproˈvoking adj proˈvokingly adv |