provoke
/prəˈvoʊk/
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v. 引起；激起；挑釁
- Her honest answer provoked laughter from the audience, and even the host smiled. 她坦白的回答引起觀眾一陣笑聲，連主持人都笑了。
其他意思
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v. 激怒, 引起, 挑釁
If you provoke someone, you deliberately annoy them and try to make them behave aggressively.
- He started beating me when I was about fifteen but I didn't do anything to provoke him
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voc, voke 聲音；呼喚
pro + voke向前、在前面 + 呼喚