provoke
惹
definition
verb
the decision provoked a storm of protest from civil rights organizations
stimulate or give rise to (a reaction or emotion, typically a strong or unwelcome one) in someone.
translation of 'provoke'
verb
惹,
调,
招惹,
寻衅,
挑动,
搦,
挑衅,
使愤怒,
刺激,
挑逗
example
a teacher can 'provoke' you into working harder
She is also comfortable following a traditional line with novels that do not seek to challenge or 'provoke' the reader.
They wanted to see if they could 'provoke' a strong reaction from me.
There are times when you have to 'provoke' people, challenge them to go further.
a teacher can 'provoke' you into working harder
It is in the film to horrify and 'provoke' an emotional reaction.
I couldn't see why anyone would wish to 'provoke' me to the point of anger over not having a significant other.
Secondly, we need a leader of charisma to badger and 'provoke' his colleagues into action.
Rather, they make her work harder to achieve it and they also 'provoke' her to motivate other associates for the cause.
We managed to 'provoke' him to get up once, when he challenged Opposition members to substantiate their arguments.
In his debut novel he sets out to 'provoke' strong reactions and, given his subject matter, doubtless he will succeed.
The anger lasted for a long time, trying to 'provoke' her into saying things she would regret.
So we don't want to do anything to 'provoke' him or to incite the violence we're trying to prevent.
It is therefore forbidden to 'provoke' a person, thereby causing him to sin in anger, even though it is not certain that he will do so.
Men of all ages simply kept their distance, though sometimes every now and then one would come and try to anger and 'provoke' her.
At one point, Kirie asks her father about his conversation with the aforementioned spiral fetishist, 'provoking' him to indignantly accuse her of eavesdropping.
She could get very dangerous when she was 'provoked' and irritated, and the teenagers knew that.
He could see tears in her eyes, and it made him angry that Jeff was 'provoking' her.
But he claimed he was 'provoked' when the man threw an aerosol can at the group and then hit one of his friends with an 18 in rounders bat.
We had a group discussion 'provokingly' titled ‘Can a poor country like India afford the big brand advertising budgets?’, wherein I vociferously argued against big brand advertising budgets.
Eight nurses at a group dwelling in Sweden were interviewed about their experiences when caring for a person who acts 'provokingly' .
The exhibit by internationally-renowned artist Jannis Kounellis has succeeded in 'provoking' strong reactions
But he was no foolish 'provoker' of hostility and was content to pay up when the toll collectors arrived with weaponry.
The plight of Dr Saleh, an Iraqi Kurd, was first published in the Yorkshire Post more than a year ago, 'provoking' residents in Keighley to write to their MP Ann Cryer.
No longer did she feel like his blue eyes were challenging or 'provoking' her.
It's unfair to suggest that he deliberately 'provokes' dressing room conflict, but he's not the ideal chap to apply soothing balm when it breaks out.
The implementation of very strong environmental protection legislation in the USA 'provoked' a strong backlash.
As the family enacts various events or uses role play, the therapist may ask questions, direct interactions, or make comments, acting as a reporter, involved audience 'provoker' , or director.
The power of his language is illustrated through performance, 'provoking' the audience to re-assess Shakespeare and his plays.
Having 'provoked' a strong reaction from most students at the college, a number of the posters have been taken down.
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