音标:[prә'vɒkәtiv] ; 柯林斯词典等级:1 级;
a. 激发感情的, 挑拨的, 刺激的
n. 刺激物, 挑拨物, 兴奋剂
a. serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate; stimulating discussion or exciting controversy
s. exciting sexual desire

考试类型:[六级/考研/托福]
词性分布:
形容词100%

provocative的用法和样例:

例句

用作形容词(adj.)
  1. She said nothing particularly provocative.她没有说过特别够刺激性的活。
  2. Your question was not merely provocative .你的问题不仅仅是挑衅性的。
  3. She looked very provocative in her bikini.穿着比基尼泳装的她看来十分具挑逗性。

常见句型

用作形容词(adj.)
用作定语~+ n.
  1. She wore a very provocative dress.她穿了一件非常性感的裙子。

词汇搭配

  • provocative test for glaucoma青光眼激发试验...
  • provocative reaction激发反应
  • provocative inoculation诱发接种
  • provocative test of growth hormone secretion生长激素分泌激发试验...
  • provocative background诱发环境
  • water provocative test水激发试验
  • provocative dose激发剂量
  • provocative diet激发性饮食
  • provocative diagnosis激发诊断
  • provocative test激发试验,诱发试验...

经典引文

  • She could look..provocative in a dress that covered her.

    出自:C. Beaton
  • Such provocative questions as: 'What is religion?'

    出自:A. Burgess
  • Grinning in the most provocative manner.

    出自:A. Djoleto
【近义词】

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