provoke

vt ① make (a person or animal) angry or bad tempered 惹怒(人或动物)；激怒：That dog is very dangerous when ～d. 那只狗逗恼时是很凶的。/Her constant nagging ～d him. 她不停地唠唠叨叨，惹怒了他。 ② cause or force 引起(或迫使)：Her rudeness ～d me to strike her. 她的粗野态度惹得我打了她。 ③ be the sudden cause of (a favorable feeling or action) 激发：Don't throw one bone to two dogs; you'll only ～ a fight. 不要把一根骨头扔给两只狗，要不然会让狗互相咬起来。 ④ (of a woman) try purposely to attract the attention， interest， or sexual feeling of (a man) (指女人)挑逗(男人)

【搭】 副：enough to ～ sb 足以激怒某人/be greatly ～d 十分恼怒/介： be ～d at one's impudence 对某 ......     （共694字）    [阅读本文]>>