1ADJ-GRADED 挑衅的;煽动的;激怒的;刺激的 If you describe something as provocative, you mean that it is intended to make people react angrily or argue against it. 挑衅的;煽动的;激怒的;刺激的
He has made a string of outspoken and sometimes provocative speeches in recent years.
他近些年发表了一连串直言不讳、有时带煽动性的演说。
His behavior was called provocative and antisocial.
The soldiers fired into the air when the demonstrators behaved provocatively.
示威者作出挑衅举动时,士兵朝空中鸣枪。
2ADJ-GRADED 激发性欲的;挑逗的 If you describe someone's clothing or behaviour as provocative, you mean that it is intended to make someone feel sexual desire. 激发性欲的;挑逗的
Some adolescents might be more sexually mature and provocative than others.
1intending to cause an argument意圖引起爭論VERBS | ADVERBVERBS➤be, seem挑釁;好像挑釁▸➤consider sth認為⋯有煽動性ADVERB➤extremely, fairly, very, etc.極其/相當/非常有煽動性▸➤highly非常有煽動性▸➤deliberately, intentionally蓄意挑釁的◇The book's epilogue is deliberately provocative.這本書的結尾帶有故意挑釁的意味。◇The paper had the intentionally provocative title, 'Non-Darwinian evolution'.該論文的標題為《非達爾文的進化論》,有故意挑釁之意。➤needlessly, unnecessarily沒有必要地挑釁的provocative
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2intending to cause sexual excitement意圖引起性慾VERBS | ADVERBVERBS➤be, look撩人;看上去具有挑逗性ADVERB➤highly, very很有挑逗性➤sexually妖冶撩人◇Models find themselves wearing sexually provocative clothing.模特們發現自己的穿着妖冶撩人。