Twelve years ago, Iraq invaded Kuwait without provocation.

She would be calm, no matter what the provocation.

无论受到怎样的挑衅,她都能镇定自若.

She bursts into tears at the slightest provocation .

稍一招惹，她就会大哭起来。

Defense Minister Ehud Barak says the ship is an unnecessary provocation.

以色列国防部长巴拉克指出,这条船是在进行无谓的挑衅.

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。

a provocative remark

煽动性的言论

I admit, it's a provocative headline. But it's true.

我承认, 这是个令人气愤的标题. 但事实如此.

He sticked provocative poster on board when nobody was looking.

趁无人注意,他在板上贴了具有煽动性的海报.

Once again the measure proved more provocative than effective.

这一措施又是成事不足,败事有余.

The North's increasingly provocative behaviour has clearly irritated China, its closest ally and biggest aid donor.

朝鲜愈演愈烈的挑衅行为明显惹恼了其最紧密的盟友以及最大的援助国--中国.

Your question was not merely provocative.

你的问题不仅仅是挑衅性的.

Our goal is to build strong and provocative relationships between good companies and their customers.

我们的使命在于致力为杰出企业和他们的顾客之间建立坚实、令人兴奋的伙伴关系.

Slang at its worst, it is stupidly coarse and provocative.

俗语,往最坏说是愚蠢的粗俗和挑衅.

Was this not provocative to IDSF?

这难道不是对IDSF的挑衅 吗 ?

She wore a very provocative dress.

她穿了一件非常性感的裙子.

She was sitting in a highly provocative pose.

她坐在那里姿势非常撩人.

Still, this is a small quibble about a deeply intelligent, provocative book.

然而, 对于一本深邃理智, 富有挑战意味的书来说,这些只是细枝末节.

a provocative smile

撩人的一笑

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.

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 provocative comments will do nothing to advance the cause of world peace.

他挑?的评论无助于促进世界和平的志业.