provoke
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(a) [Tn] make (sb) angry or annoyed 激怒(某人); 惹(某人)氣惱
I am not easily provoked, but this behaviour is intolerable! 我這人不愛生氣, 但是這種行為使人忍無可忍!
If you provoke the dog, it will bite you. 你招惹那條狗, 它會咬你的.
(b) [Tn.pr, Cn.t]
~ sb into doing sth/to do sth cause sb to react to sth esp by making him angry 使某人對某事物作出反應(yīng)(尤指使用刺激手段)
His behaviour finally provoked her into leaving him. 他把她氣得終於離開了他.
He was provoked by their mockery to say more than he had intended. 他受到他們嘲笑惱羞成怒, 說了一些過頭的話.
2 [Tn] cause (sth) to occur or arouse (a feeling, etc) 使(某事物)產(chǎn)生; 引起(某種感情等)
provoke laughter, riots, smiles, violence 引起大笑、 暴亂、 微笑、 暴力行為.