他终于激得她回答了他的问题。

He finally goaded her into answering his question.

《牛津词典》

他不爽快地回答她的问题，这就激起了她的好奇心。

His reluctance to answer her questions simply fanned her curiosity.

《牛津词典》

他不愿她早晨5点就问他那些无须回答的问题。

He could do without her rhetorical questions at five o'clock in the morning.

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

And then, I'm going to skip down a little bit: Though she never again called back any image of the dead man to dress up, pose, talk to and make answer, neither would she lose a new compassion for the cul-de-sac he'd tried to find a way out of, for the enigma his efforts had created.

接下来，我会跳过一些内容往下说：,虽然她从没有想起过，那个死人穿衣、摆弄姿势、,说话和回答问题时的样子，她也不会失去对他的同情，对他尝试摆脱,无路可走的困境所付出的，谜团一般的努力。

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