provoke
[prəu'vəuk]
vt.
对…挑衅；挑拨；煽动：
to provoke a viot
煽动骚乱
激怒；刺激：
I am not easily provoked , but his behaviour is intolerable!
我这个人不易被激怒，但是他的行为让人忍无可忍!
激起；引起；诱发；挑逗：
His remarks about her weight provoked her into telling him to shut up.
他讲到她的体重，使得她叫他闭嘴。
唤起；使发生；惹；成为…的原因：
Don't throw one bone to two dogs; you'll only provoke a fight.
别把一根骨头扔给两只狗，那会引起它们打架。
近义词:
excite
. stimulate
变形：
vt.
provoked
. provoking