provoke, excite, galvanize, pique, quicken, stimulate
这组词都可表示“激起某人或引发某事”。它们的区别是：
provoke强调激发动作或感情的原因; excite除了指激起感情或兴趣等之外,还暗示其原因的性质和动作的强烈或深刻程度; galvanize指用人工方法来激活衰老、僵硬或濒死的人或物; pique指激起好奇心、兴趣等; quicken指激发活力、生气或使生命、感情等复苏,强调其结果是有益的; stimulate专指人或物因外界因素而受到刺激,也指激励人从懒散、心灰意冷中振作起来或对某事物产生兴趣。
provoke，irritate，aggravate
这些动词都含“激怒”之意。
provoke指挑衅。
irritate指因受到不愉快的刺激而烦燥。
aggravate口语用词。指因长时间的反复言行而引起不快。
Tactile and auditory stimuli provoke convulsions with opposthotonis.
触觉和听觉的刺激可诱发惊厥和角弓反张.
——辞典例句
The announcement provoked a storm of protest.
这个声明激起了抗议的风潮。
——《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
Tackling him would provoke a bloody backlash of suicide bombers.
启用他将会引发一场自杀式爆炸袭击的血战.
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Cunning and vicious people often come to the shop to provoke unwarranted trouble.
狡猾恶毒的人常来这家店招惹无端的麻烦.
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The destruction of the mosque has provoked anger throughout the Muslim world.
毁坏清真寺的行为激怒了整个伊斯兰世界。
——柯林斯例句
Don't provoke me too far . My father started out as a desperado, nothing scares me.
你别把我招翻了, 我爸爸是光棍出身, 我什么事都做得出来!
——汉英文学 - 骆驼祥子
How oft did they provoke him in the wilderness, and grieve him in the desert!
他们在旷野悖逆他, 在荒地叫他担忧,何其多呢.
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He is provoked by their mockery to say more than he have intended.
他受到他们嘲笑恼羞成怒,说了一些过头的话.
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Don't provoke him to anger.
别招他生气.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
While they might provoke an emotional reaction in the viewer , the photographs are deliberately not sentimentalised.
虽然可能在观看者中引发一些不快, 这些照片仍然尽量避免流于欣喜.
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You'd better not provoke that fellow.
这人招惹不得.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
She would even provoke the dogs when they were asleep, pawing at their noses and eyes.
连狗儿睡着了,它也要去招它, 用爪子抓抓它们的鼻子和眼睛.
汉英文学 - 散文英译
The lawyer claimed his client was provoked into acts of violence by the defendant.
律师声称，他的当事人是受到被告的挑衅才采取暴力行动的。
牛津高阶英汉双解词典
Big changes always provoke loud howls, and Barack Obama's health reform is no exception.
大幅的变革总是引来高声叫嚣, 奥巴马的医疗改革也不例外.
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The article was intended to provoke discussion.
这篇文章旨在引发讨论。
牛津高阶英汉双解词典
Dairy products may provoke allergic reactions in some people.
乳制品可能会引起某些人的过敏反应。
牛津高阶英汉双解词典
Be careful what you say─he's easily provoked.
说话要小心，他这个人一惹就火儿。
牛津高阶英汉双解词典
Pyongyang has accused U.S. of using the joint military exercise to provoke war.
朝鲜指责美国举行联合军事演习意在挑起战争.
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I provoked him into doing something really stupid.
在我的刺激下他做了件非常愚蠢的事。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
Don't provoke the cruel nature in your man.
别刺激他的坏本性.
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The decision to invade provoked storms of protest.
入侵决定激起了抗议的风暴。
朗文当代高级英语词典 第6版
Don't provoke the animal by teasing. It may bite you.
不要挑逗动物, 它会咬你的.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
The novel has provoked fierce debate in the US.
那部小说在美国引发了激烈的争论。
朗文当代高级英语词典 第6版
He started beating me when I was about fifteen but I didn't do anything to provoke him...
在我快15岁时他开始打我，可我并没有任何招惹他的举动。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
The dog would not have attacked if it hadn't been provoked.
如果不是被惹恼了,那狗原本不会攻击的。
朗文当代高级英语词典 第6版
Mom is still angry. Don't provoke her now.
妈妈正在火头上, 这会儿谁也不要去惹她.
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Grandhi does not wish to provoke them any more than necessary.
甘地不到万不得已时是不想冒犯他们的.
辞典例句
I said [ did ] nothing to provoke him.
我可没惹他呀!
《现代汉英综合大词典》
His election success has provoked a shocked reaction...
他的当选引起一片震惊。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
Fool ! You know they areto be trifled dare you to provoke them!
你明知道他们不好惹你还敢性感裸体女小游戏去招惹他们!
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