provocative

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UK [prəˈvɒkətɪv]
  • adj.挑衅的；煽动性的；激起争端的；引诱的
  • n.刺激物；兴奋剂
  • Web挑逗的；挑拨的；刺激的

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provocative
adj.
1.
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
a provocative remark
煽动性的言论
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。
2.
引诱的；激起性欲的intended to make sb sexually excited
a provocative smile
撩人的一笑

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AllAll,挑衅的挑衅的,煽动性的煽动性的,激起争端的激起争端的,引诱的引诱的,刺激物刺激物,兴奋剂兴奋剂,挑逗的挑逗的,挑拨的挑拨的,刺激的刺激的
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1.
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。
duì shè jì shī ér yán , cóng wèi yǒu bǐ xiàn zài gèng hǎo de jī yù , tā men kě yǐ jiāng zì jǐ de chuàng yì yǐ chōng mǎn yòu huò de mí rén de fāng shì biǎo xiàn chū lái 。
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2.
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。
wēi xì bāo bú huì yǐn qǐ miǎn yì xì tǒng de gāo dù fǎn yìng , jǐn guǎn tā men shì yóu xì jūn xì bāo mó zǔ chéng de 。
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3.
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。
tā rèn wéi xīn jiào tú yǐ jí tā men jìng huà líng hún 、 bù zuò huài shì de xiǎng fǎ pō jù shān dòng xìng 。
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4.
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。
zài yì shù céng miàn shàng , zhè bù diàn yǐng zhǐ bú guò shì tiǎo xìn 、 zēng hèn 、 xǐ nǎo 。
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5.
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。
bú yào yòng qīng tiāo de yán xíng yǐn qǐ duì fāng de xìng qù , zhè yàng jī qǐ de xìng qù bú shì nǐ xiǎng yào de nà zhǒng 。
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6.
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。
zhè zuò sù xiàng shí jiān suī duǎn zàn , dàn xiǎn shì tiǎo xìn de yì wèi , zhè biǎo míng zhàng péng zhōng de kǎ zhā fēi duì xī fāng lǐng dǎo rén yóu huān yíng ér zhuǎn xiàng dí yì 。
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7.
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”。
tā rèn wéi gāi cuò shī zhǐ zài duàn jué duì cháo xiǎn zī jīn yuán zhù , zǔ zhǐ qí " pò huài wěn dìng , fēi fǎ hé tiǎo xìn xìng de zhèng cè " 。
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8.
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。
fǎng fó shì yǒu àn hào bān , dāng cì gǔ de fēng jiǎn ruò shí , zhè ge tái wān zuì huì tiǎo dòng rén xīn de diàn shì míng rén ná zhù mài kè fēng cóng rén qún zhōng zǒu chū lái 。
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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。
nǐ duì tā de xìn yǎng fā biǎo le biǎn dī miè shì de yán lùn 。 yǒu xiē shì qíng tā yì zhí shì wéi shén shèng 。 wǒ xiǎng nǐ shì zài shì tú tiǎo xìn tā 。
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10.
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。
sà lā zī , dé guó zhōng yāng yín háng liù rèn zhǔ xí zhōng de yī rèn , zài chū bǎn le yī běn jí fù zhēng yì 、 guān yú yí mín nán yǐ róng rù dé guó shè huì de shū jí zhī hòu jiù cí qù le yín háng de gōng zuò 。
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