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be provoking
形容词用法，表示令人气愤的状态。
His constant criticism is very provoking.
他不断的批评非常令人生气。
令人生气的，使人愤怒的
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令人生气的，使人愤怒的
causing anger or annoyance
His constant criticism is very provoking.
他不断的批评非常令人生气。
常用于描述令人不悦或难以忍受的情况
令人恼火的；刺激的
annoying; irritating
His provoking remarks made everyone in the room uncomfortable.
他那令人恼火的评论让房间里的每个人都不自在。
The constant noise from the construction site was very provoking.
建筑工地持续的噪音非常令人恼火。
She found his casual attitude extremely provoking during the serious discussion.
她在严肃的讨论中发现他随意的态度极其令人恼火。
形容词用法，表示令人气愤的状态。
His constant criticism is very provoking.
他不断的批评非常令人生气。
find + 宾语 + 形容词结构。
She found his attitude extremely provoking.
她觉得他的态度极其令人恼火。
作定语修饰名词。
That was a provoking remark.
那是一句惹人生气的话。
Not this
He provoking her.
Use this
He is provoking her.
现在分词作谓语时必须与助动词连用构成进行时态，不能单独使用；加 'is' 表示正在进行的动作。
Not this
The speaker made a provoking comment.
Use this
The speaker made a provocative comment.
“provoking”通常指令人恼怒或生气的，而“provocative”指激起强烈反应（尤其是性暗示或辩论），这里意图强调引起反响，故应用“provocative”。
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