provoking
adj. 令人生氣的,使人惱火的; 刺激的
v. 激起( provoke的現在分詞 ); 惹怒; 引起; 引發
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歲時他開始打我,可我並沒有任何招惹他的舉動。
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...
他的當選引起一片震驚。
The destruction of the mosque has provoked anger throughout the Muslim world.
毀壞清真寺的行為激怒了整個伊斯蘭世界。
1. causing or tending to cause anger or resentment;
This is an entertaining yet thought-provoking film.
這部電影令人捧腹,卻又發人深省。
These are thought - provoking questions.
這些問題可以誘導大家去思考.
The remarks are meaningful and thought - provoking.
語頗雋永,耐人尋味.
He was aware, more than ever , of the provoking woman - child quality.
他格外感覺到她那種誘人的又象少婦、又象孩子的魅力.
He could not give up his ideal of provoking a quarrel.
他不能放棄挑起一場爭吵的想法.