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.