专业释义英英释义
provocative [ prəu'vɔkətiv ]
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adj.
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serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate; stimulating discussion or exciting controversy
"a provocative remark"; "a provocative smile"; "provocative Irish tunes which...compel the hearers to dance"
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exciting sexual desire
"her gestures and postures became more wanton and provocative"
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serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate; stimulating discussion or exciting controversy
以上来源于: WordNet
柯林斯英汉双解大词典
provocative /prəˈvɒkətɪv/ CET6 TEM4
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ADJ If you describe something as provocative, you mean that it is intended to make people react angrily or argue against it. 挑衅的
例：He has made a string of outspoken and sometimes provocative speeches in recent years.
他最近几年做了一系列直言不讳的、有时带有挑衅的演说。
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ADJ If you describe someone's clothing or behaviour as provocative, you mean that it is intended to make someone feel sexual desire. 挑逗的
例：Some adolescents might be more sexually mature and provocative than others.
有些青少年可能比其他人在性方面是更成熟、更挑逗的。
双语例句原声例句权威例句
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The show's a keeper–daring, imaginative and provocative.
这部电影值得收藏–大胆、富于想像力和煽动性。
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He has made a string of outspoken and sometimes provocative speeches in recent years.
他最近几年做了一系列直言不讳的、有时带有挑衅的演说。
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He doesn't really mean that—he's just being deliberately provocative.
他不是真有此意，只不过是存心挑逗一下罢了。
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they're groped and someone says provocative words to them."
VOA: special.2010.11.29
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On the other hand, these claims about the utility of unconsciousness, I think, are provocative and interesting.
另一方面，这些关于无意识功能的主张，是很具有煽动性很有趣的。
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U.S.President Barack Obama told reporters in France Friday that the North Korean launch is provocative and should be stopped.
VOA: standard.2009.04.03
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