provocations

英 [ˌprɒvəˈkeɪʃənz]

美 [ˌprɑvəˈkeɪʃənz]

n.  挑衅; 刺激; 激怒
provocation的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 挑衅；煽动；刺激；激怒
  If you describe a person's action asprovocationor aprovocation, you mean that it is a reason for someone else to react angrily, violently, or emotionally.
  1. He denies murder on the grounds of provocation...
     他否认激情杀人。
  2. The soldiers fired without provocation...
     士兵无缘无故就开枪了。
  3. The Deputy Commander has condemned this weekend's protest as deliberate provocation.
     副指挥官谴责本周末的抗议活动是蓄意挑衅。

双语例句

• Clinton told reporters in Washington that the Syrian military should immediately end attacks and provocations in the region.
  克林顿在华盛顿对记者说，叙利亚军队应当立即停止在该地区的袭击和挑衅。
• Some argue that such measures would invite more North Korean provocations and potential escalation of hostilities.
  一些人辩称，这些措施将引起朝鲜更多的挑衅行为，可能导致敌意逐步升级。
• India also wants to push back against what it sees as Chinese provocations.
  印度视图向后推来反抗作为对中国的挑衅。
• But with North Korea creeping to full nuclear status, there is a growing need for the world to show it is not powerless in the face of provocations from Mr Kim's despicable regime.
  但在朝鲜逐渐接近成为正式核武国家之际，世界越来越需要显示出，在卑劣的金正日政权的挑衅面前，它并非无能为力。
• South Korean President Park Geun-hye warned on Monday of 'reckless provocations' by North Korea.
  韩国总统槿惠（ParkGeun-hye）周一对朝鲜可能发动不计后果的挑行为发出警告。
• The president-elect says the Guinean people voted calmly and with great maturity despite what he said were many provocations.
  这位总统当选人说，尽管存在他所说的很多挑衅，几内亚人民平静而且很成熟的投了票。
• And I indicated that we would be closely monitoring the situation there and that we urged all parties to cautiously deal with the situation and to refrain from any provocations.
  我表示，我们将密切注视那里的局势，我们并要求有关各方谨慎处理局势，避免挑起任何事端。
• South Korean officials have expressed concerns about possible instability and military provocations by North Korea following the leadership purge.
  韩国官员对此表达了忧虑，认为朝鲜领导层洗牌结束后，可能会出现政局不稳和军事挑的情况。
• The atmosphere would then be more conducive to conclude a code of conduct that could prevent accidents and unnecessary provocations in future.
  届时气氛将更有利于缔结一项行为准则，以在未来防止突发事件和不必要的挑衅。
• Defense officials in Seoul privately said the drill aimed to warn North Korea against any provocations, especially after dictator Kim Jong Un inspected a naval unit in the North earlier this week.
  国防部官员在首尔私下里表示，这次演习的目的是警告朝鲜不要进行任何挑衅，特别是在朝鲜领导人金正恩（KimJongUn）本周早些时候视察了朝鲜海军的一支部队后。