provoke
英 [prə'vəʊk]
美[prə'vok]
- vt. 驱使；激怒；煽动；惹起
英英释意
- 1. call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses);
- "arouse pity"
- "raise a smile"
- "evoke sympathy"
- 2. call forth;
- "Her behavior provoked a quarrel between the couple"
- 3. provide the needed stimulus for
- 4. annoy continually or chronically;
- "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"
- "This man harasses his female co-workers"