vt. 激怒,挑拨,煽动
拆分: pro-前,公开 + -vok-叫喊 + -e动词词尾 → 站在别人面前叫喊,可不是挑衅吗?
例:You'd better not provoke that fellow. 这人招惹不得。 If you provoke the dog, it will attack you. 如果你去招惹那只狗,它就会咬你。Don't throw one bone to two dogs; you'll only provoke a fight. 不要把这块骨头扔给那两只狗,那样你会引起一场争斗。
