IELTS Vocabulary

provoke

/prəˈvoʊk/

call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)

中文释义:激起;引发;挑衅

His rude remarks provoked a heated argument among the group members.

他粗鲁的言论在组员中引发了激烈的争论。

The policy change provoked widespread criticism from the public.

政策变化引发了公众的广泛批评。

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