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provocative

adjective
🔊/prəˈvɒkətɪv/
🔊/prəˈvɑːkətɪv/
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  1. intended to make people angry or upset; intended to make people argue about something挑衅的；煽动性的；激起争端的
    • a provocative remark煽动性的言论
    • He doesn't really mean that—he's just being deliberately provocative.他不是真有此意，只不过是存心挑逗一下罢了。🔊🔊
    • The book’s epilogue is deliberately provocative.这本书的结尾带有故意挑衅的意味。
    Topics Opinion and argumentc1, Feelingsc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • seem
    • consider something
    • …
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
    • …
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  2. intended to make somebody sexually excited引诱的；激起性欲的
    • a provocative smile撩人的一笑
    • She was dressed in a highly provocative way.她穿得很挑逗。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • look
    adverb
    • highly
    • very
    • sexually
    • …
    See full entry
    3. Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French provocatif, -ive, from late Latin provocativus, from provocat- ‘called forth, challenged’, from the verb provocare ‘challenge’, from pro- ‘forth’ + vocare ‘to call’.