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provoke

Word family 
pro·voke /prəˈvəʊk $ -ˈvoʊk/ ●●○ verb [transitiveT]
1  CAUSEto cause a reaction or feeling, especially a sudden one 激起，引起 → provocation
provoke a protest/an outcry/criticism etc
The proposal provoked widespread criticism.
那項提議引起了廣泛的批評。
The decision to invade provoked storms of protest.
入侵決定激起了抗議的風暴。
provoke debate/discussion 激起辯論/討論
The novel has provoked fierce debate in the US.
那部小說在美國引發了激烈的爭論。
provoke somebody into (doing) something
She hopes her editorial will provoke readers into thinking seriously about the issue.
她希望她的那篇社論能引發讀者認真思考該問題。
provoke somebody to do something
Emma, though still at school, was provoked to help too.
埃瑪雖然還是個學生，見狀也前來幫忙。
2  ANGRYto make someone angry, especially deliberately 激怒，挑釁，使惱火
The dog would not have attacked if it hadn’t been provoked.
如果不是被惹惱了，那狗原本不會攻擊的。
provoke somebody into (doing) something
Paul tried to provoke Fletch into a fight.
保羅試圖激怒弗萊琪打一架。
n COLLOCATIONS
nouns
provoke a reaction/response
The report provoked a furious reaction from staff.
provoke debate/discussion/controversy
A new book criticising Hollywood has provoked fierce debate in the US.
provoke criticism
The introduction of the tax provoked widespread criticism.
provoke protest(s)/an outcry
Not surprisingly, the new rules have provoked protests from gun owners.
The crackdown provoked an international outcry.
provoke anger/outrage
His detention has provoked the anger of his supporters.
provoke opposition
The government's proposals provoked widespread backbench opposition.
provoke hostility
Aggressive behaviour provokes hostility.
provoke violence
It was a small incident but it provoked weeks of violence.
provoke interest
Their campaign provoked great interest.
provoke laughter
Sara's remark provoked faint laughter.
Examples from the Corpus
provoke• This call for help provokes a specific urgent reaction and interaction in the listener.• The proposal provoked a storm of criticism that it was racist from immigration groups and campaigners on behalf of ethnic minorities.• Yet at the same time his remark provoked a traitorous pang of delight.• The judge ruled that Becker provoked her husband to attack her so she could shoot him.• For one moment he hesitated, provoking her to give in to the gentle malice which settled inside her.• The dog wouldn't bite you for just petting her. You must have provoked her.• Dole's comments provoked laughter from the press.• You talk about everything, don't care if you provoke people, there's no rules, it's very free-form.• Both evoke pity, but Caroline occasionally also provokes revulsion.• The poem is given here in its 1807 version, since this provoked the controversy over it.• The new laws have provoked violent demonstrations in some towns.• But when the others sat for the Scripture readings, Ray McGovern remained upright in their midst, provoking wariness and speculation.• The ambassador's offensive remarks provoked widespread criticism.
provoke somebody to do something• His criticisms only provoked her to work harder.
provoke somebody into (doing) something• But it might not provoke Balliol into action.• But I am glad that I provoked him into an unqualified withdrawal of his disgraceful unjustified comments.• I would like to attempt to provoke you into asking what can be done with what we've got.• But presented in this systematic and visually effective manner, they provoked viewers into consideration about the state of the nation.• Such non-ending cheeriness provoked the nonconformists into dwelling upon those aspects of the human condition which Socialist Realism refused to acknowledge.• Either Quinn knew just what he was doing or he was going to provoke the kidnapper into putting down the phone.• If he were to tell the truth it would provoke Newton into the next carriage across the Sands.• Its long-term effect however was to provoke Edinburgh employers into various devices to evade the high piece-work rates stipulated by the Interlocutor.
Origin provoke
(1300-1400) French provoquer, from Latin provocare, from vocare “to call”

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