provoking
adj. 令人生气的,使人恼火的; 刺激的
v. 激起( provoke的现在分词 ); 惹怒; 引起; 引发
If you provoke someone, you deliberately annoy them and try to make them behave aggressively.
He started beating me when I was about fifteen but I didn't do anything to provoke him...
在我快15岁时他开始打我,可我并没有任何招惹他的举动。
I provoked him into doing something really stupid.
在我的刺激下他做了件非常愚蠢的事。
If something provokes a reaction, it causes it.
His election success has provoked a shocked reaction...
他的当选引起一片震惊。
The destruction of the mosque has provoked anger throughout the Muslim world.
毁坏清真寺的行为激怒了整个伊斯兰世界。
1. causing or tending to cause anger or resentment;
This is an entertaining yet thought-provoking film.
这部电影令人捧腹,却又发人深省。
These are thought - provoking questions.
这些问题可以诱导大家去思考.
The remarks are meaningful and thought - provoking.
语颇隽永,耐人寻味.
He was aware, more than ever , of the provoking woman - child quality.
他格外感觉到她那种诱人的又象少妇、又象孩子的魅力.
He could not give up his ideal of provoking a quarrel.
他不能放弃挑起一场争吵的想法.