pro·voke/prə`vok; prəˈvəʊk/ v [T] 1 to deliberately make someone angry and make them behave in a violent way 激怒，使恼火: She hit him, but he provoked her into it. 她打了他，不过是他把她惹成这样的。 2 to cause a feeling or reaction 激起，引起: The article provoked a heated discussion. 这篇文章引起了激烈讨论。