Provocative
[ prə'vɑkətɪv ]
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adj. 挑衅的;刺激性的;
n. 刺激物;兴奋剂;
💡 词根助记
pro向前，在前+voc呼喊，声，召集+ative形容词后缀→在人面前叫喊→挑衅的，刺激的
📝 例句
She was sitting in a highly provocative pose.
她坐在那里姿势非常撩人.
Once again the measure proved more provocative than effective.
这一措施又是成事不足，败事有余。
It is however essential that I play out the string and not be provocative.
但是我必须放缓和一些，而不能搞挑衅。
They are being provocative and controversial just to spite us.
他们这样挑衅和争论就是要故意刁难我们。
Citicorp offers a second provocative illustration.
花旗银行提出了第二个引起争论的实例。
🌱 联想助记
【记】谐音“怕外寇特务”:最怕外寇特务搞煽动
✅ 同义词
🔤 词根
-voc-表示“呼喊”
常见变体有-vok-
📖 牛津释义
provocative
adj
1 tending or intended to arouse anger, annoyance, controversy, etc 激起愤怒、 恼恨、 争论等的; 挑衅的; 煽动性的
a provocative comment, remark, speech, etc 挑衅性的评论、 言语、 讲话等.
2 tending or intended to arouse sexual desire 引起性欲的; 挑逗的
a dress with a provocative slit at the side 开有撩人边缝的连衣裙
She was sitting in a highly provocative pose. 她坐在那里姿势非常撩人.
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I appreciate it very much.
我非常感激你的帮助。
Love makes all hard hearts gentle.
爱情把一切冷酷的心变得温柔。
It did not take the firefighters long to put out the fire, and they at once started to look for causes of the fire.
消防队员没花多时间就把大火扑灭了，他们马上开始调查火灾发生的原因。