Far from provoking Stalin into unnecessary hostility, the Western powers were not nearly tough enough.

他对他们就像瞒骗敌人。与其说西方政权激怒斯大林会造成不必要的敌对势力，倒不如说他们还不够的强硬 。

I just can't see two slaps in the face provoking him into committing murder.

这孩子常常被打 暴力对他来说是司空见惯的事。

I never knew anyone who could provoke me into saying so many things I don't believe.

我从没想到有人能激怒我，让我说出那么多违心的话。

Now his intention is to come back to Venezuela, which may provoke the Maduro government into arresting him.

现在，他返回委内瑞拉的企图可能会激怒马杜罗政府逮捕他。

Paul tried to provoke Fletch into a fight.

【provoke】保罗试图激怒弗莱琪来打架。

Ireton, Fairfax and Cromwell were provoked into action when Parliament refused to discuss Ireton's 'Remonstrance'.

当议会拒绝讨论艾雷顿的“抗议”时，艾雷顿、费尔法克斯和克伦威尔采取了行动。

She hopes her editorial will provoke readers into thinking seriously about the issue.

【provoke】她希望她的社论能引发读者对该问题的认真思考。

But he turned the boiling hatred this provoked into another source of strength by treating hatred of de Gaulle as hatred of France.

但是戴高乐将自己的仇恨视为法国的仇恨，并将由此引发的炽热的恨意转化为另一种力量。

She often tried to provoke Darcy into disliking her guest, by talking of their supposed marriage, and planning his happiness in such an alliance.

为了挑拨达西厌恶这位客人，她常常闲言闲语，说他跟伊丽莎白终将结成美满良缘，而且估料着这一门良缘会给达西带来多大幸福。