The painting is provocative (what makes it art? ), but also visually arresting.

这幅油画存在一些争议（有人认为它算不上是艺术），但确实引人注目。

Has to be? Has to be? I hope you're being deliberately provocative.

一定要这样吗？一定要吗？我希望你只是在故意煽动和挑拨。

A spokesman condemned the move as provocative.

一名发言人谴责这一举动是挑衅行为。

But the country never took any provocative action in response.

但是这个国家从未以任何挑衅行动还以颜色。

The paraben issue is a very provocative topic.

对羟基苯甲酸酯问题是一个非常具有挑衅性的话题。

" It is a provocative term, " said Aniket Shah.

阿尼克特·沙阿说：“这是一个具有挑衅性的词”。

Qin Gang called the trip reckless and provocative.

秦刚称此行是鲁莽的、挑衅的。

Provoking ads or provocative ads are usually very shocking.

煽动性广告或挑衅性广告通常非常令人震惊。

It is at this point that the book becomes provocative.

正是在这一点上，这本书变得有争议性。

That question has never been more pressing, or more provocative.

这个问题从未像现在这样不容忽视，也从未像现在这样引人深思。