N-VAR 挑釁;煽動;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. 挑釁;煽動;刺激;激怒
He denies murder on the grounds of provocation.
他否認激情殺人。
The soldiers fired without provocation.
士兵無緣無故就開槍了。
The Deputy Commander has condemned this weekend's protest as deliberate provocation.