英汉词典

1. 挑衅；煽动；激怒；刺激
    If you provoke someone, you deliberately annoy them and try to make them behave aggressively.

    e.g. 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。
    e.g. I provoked him into doing something really stupid.
           在我的刺激下他做了件非常愚蠢的事。

2. 激起；引起
    If something provokes a reaction, it causes it.

    e.g. His election success has provoked a shocked reaction...
           他的当选引起一片震惊。
    e.g. 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。