Provocation
[ ,prɑvə'keʃən ]
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n. 挑衅，挑拨;激怒，刺激;愤怒;愤怒的原因;
💡 词根助记
pro(forth)+voc(call)+ation(名词后缀)→刺激；挑拨
📝 例句
She loses her temper at/on the slightest provocation.
只要稍一惹她, 她就大发脾气.
get angry at [on] the slightest provocation
受到一点点刺激就发怒
His presence was an irritation to him, for some reason-a deadly provocation.
由于某种原因，他看见他就要发怒--一种致命的激动。
They did not react to this provocation.
他们对这一挑衅未作反应。
He flares up at the slightest provocation.
稍一激他, 他就大发脾气.
🌱 联想助记
来自 provoke，pro 前+ vok, vocal 声音，喊，在前面喊叫，公开叫阵；
✅ 同义词
🔤 词根
-voc-表示“呼喊”
常见变体有-vok-
📖 牛津释义
provocation
n
1 [U] making sb angry by deliberately doing sth annoying or offensive; provoking or being provoked 挑衅; 激怒; 刺激
the incessant provocation of the hostile crowd 抱有对立情绪的群众受到接二连三的煽动
react with violence only under provocation, ie when provoked 只有受到挑衅时才以暴力还击
She loses her temper at/on the slightest provocation. 只要稍一惹她, 她就大发脾气.
2 [C] cause of annoyance; thing that provokes 恼怒的原因; 激怒人的事
He hit her after repeated provocations. 她一次次招惹他, 他就打了她.
🔁 扩展释义
*[,prɒvә'keiʃәn]n. 激怒, 刺激, 挑拨【医】 激发[作用]相关词组: do sth under provocation
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What's your idea of price?
价格如何？
Never offer to teach fish to swim.
切莫教鱼游泳。
When we talk about the universe, we mean the earth, the sun, the moon and the stars, and the space between them.
人们谈论宇宙时，是指地球、太阳、月亮、星星以及它们存在的空间。