provocative

单词provocative

基本解释

adj.: 挑衅的；煽动性的；激起争端的；引诱的
n.: 刺激物；兴奋剂
网络: 挑逗的；挑拨的；刺激的

权威解释

• 挑衅的；煽动性的；激起争端的:

  intended to make people angry or upset; intended to make people argue about sth

• 引诱的；激起性欲的:

  intended to make sb sexually excited

英汉解释

• 刺激物;兴奋剂

• 败事有余

• 激动人心的

• 逗乐趣的;惹人生气的;引起争论的

• 使引起…的; 引起争论[议论、兴趣等]的

• 激发的

• 气(人)的,使人生气的,寻衅的,挑衅的;挑拨性的,刺激性的,(言语、态度等)煽动性的

• 挑衅性的;挑逗性的;刺激性的

单词搭配

• Adj.+n.:

  provocative act,provocative question

同义词

adj.challengingprovokingstimulatingconfrontationalinflammatory

反义词

adj.conciliatoryforbidding

例句

• There"s never been a greater opportunity for designers to put their ideas to work in provocative and intriguing ways than right now.

  对设计师而言，从未有比现在更好的机遇，他们可以将自己的创意以充满诱惑的迷人的方式表现出来。

• The minicells do not seem to be highly provocative to the immune system, even though they are made of bacterial cell membrane.

  微细胞不会引起免疫系统的高度反应，尽管它们是由细菌细胞膜组成的。

• He was sure that there was something provocative about Protestants and their desire to purge themselves of their sin.

  他认为新教徒以及他们净化灵魂、不做坏事的想法颇具煽动性。

• On an artistic level, the film is nothing but provocative, hateful, propaganda.

  在艺术层面上，这部电影只不过是挑衅、憎恨、洗脑。

• Don"t use a provocative handle to get interest. The interest you get is not the kind of interest you want.

  不要用轻佻的言行引起对方的兴趣，这样激起的兴趣不是你想要的那种。

• The statue was just a short but provocative walk away from where Gaddafi hosted Western leaders in his tent over several years.

  这座塑像时间虽短暂，但显示挑衅的意味，这表明帐篷中的卡扎菲对西方领导人由欢迎而转向敌意。

• The measures aimed to deny the regime funds to carry out "destabilizing, illicit, and provocative policies, " she said.

  她认为该措施旨在断绝对朝鲜资金援助，阻止其“破坏稳定，非法和挑衅性的政策”。

• As if on cue, the biting wind abates , and Taiwan"s most provocative TV celebrity appears with a microphone to mingle among his fans.

  彷佛是有暗号般，当刺骨的风减弱时，这个台湾最会挑动人心的电视名人拿著麦克风从人群中走出来。

• You were making disparaging remarks about his faith and some of the things he holds most sacred. I think you were trying to be provocative.

  你对他的信仰发表了贬低蔑视的言论。有些事情他一直视为神圣。我想你是在试图挑衅他。

• Sarrazin, who had been one of the German central bank"s six chairmen, resigned after publishing a provocative book about integration.

  萨拉兹，德国中央银行六任主席中的一任，在出版了一本极富争议、关于移民难以融入德国社会的书籍之后就辞去了银行的工作。