N-VAR 挑衅;煽动;刺激;激怒 If you describe a person's action as provocation or a provocation, you mean that it is a reason for someone else to react angrily, violently, or emotionally. 挑衅;煽动;刺激;激怒
He denies murder on the grounds of provocation.
他否认激情杀人。
The soldiers fired without provocation.
士兵无缘无故就开枪了。
The Deputy Commander has condemned this weekend's protest as deliberate provocation.