provocations

英 [ˌprɒvəˈkeɪʃənz]

美 [ˌprɑvəˈkeɪʃənz]

n.  挑衅; 刺激; 激怒
provocation的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 挑衅；煽动；刺激；激怒
  If you describe a person's action asprovocationor aprovocation, you mean that it is a reason for someone else to react angrily, violently, or emotionally.
  1. He denies murder on the grounds of provocation...
     他否认激情杀人。
  2. The soldiers fired without provocation...
     士兵无缘无故就开枪了。
  3. The Deputy Commander has condemned this weekend's protest as deliberate provocation.
     副指挥官谴责本周末的抗议活动是蓄意挑衅。

双语例句

• Any such provocations cannot get away without due punishment.
  凡属这类挑衅都逃不脱应得的惩罚。
• Provocations of the sort we saw last night will only further isolate them, as we stand by our allies, strengthen our own missile defense and lead the world in taking firm action in response to these threats.
  我们在昨晚见到的那种挑衅行为只会进一步孤立他们，而我们将与盟友一起，加强自己的导弹防御系统，并领导国际社会采取坚决措施回应此类威胁。
• The atmosphere would then be more conducive to conclude a code of conduct that could prevent accidents and unnecessary provocations in future.
  届时气氛将更有利于缔结一项行为准则，以在未来防止突发事件和不必要的挑衅。
• They must immediately cease all their provocations.
  他们必须停止一切挑衅。
• Defense officials in Seoul privately said the drill aimed to warn North Korea against any provocations, especially after dictator Kim Jong Un inspected a naval unit in the North earlier this week.
  国防部官员在首尔私下里表示，这次演习的目的是警告朝鲜不要进行任何挑衅，特别是在朝鲜领导人金正恩（KimJongUn）本周早些时候视察了朝鲜海军的一支部队后。
• We cannot ignore such provocations.
  对于这种挑衅，我们不能置之不理。
• And I indicated that we would be closely monitoring the situation there and that we urged all parties to cautiously deal with the situation and to refrain from any provocations.
  我表示，我们将密切注视那里的局势，我们并要求有关各方谨慎处理局势，避免挑起任何事端。
• Meanwhile, the US cannot ignore the pattern of Sino-Indian border provocations and new force deployments similar to what happened 47 years ago when China, taking advantage of the Cuban missile crisis, routed the Indian military in a surprise invasion.
  与此同时，美国不能对中印边境的挑衅行为和增兵行动这与47年前的情形类似视而不见。当时，中国利用古巴导弹危机之机，发动突然入侵并击溃了印度军队。
• Some argue that such measures would invite more North Korean provocations and potential escalation of hostilities.
  一些人辩称，这些措施将引起朝鲜更多的挑衅行为，可能导致敌意逐步升级。
• It reinforces the resolve of its neighbors to intensify their cooperation to safeguard peace and stability in the region against all provocations.
  这种行为增强了其邻国为维护地区和平与稳定及防范一切挑衅行为进行合作的决心。