provocation

So far the police have refused to respond to their provocations.

截至目前为止，警方并未对他们的挑衅作出反应。

She bursts into tears at the slightest provocation.

稍一招惹，她就会大哭起来。

Then one day a few years ago, out of my mouth came a sentence that would eventually become my reply to any and all provocations: I don't talk about that anymore.

几年前的某一天，我说过一句话，这句话最终成为了我对任何挑衅的回应：我不再谈论那件事了。

He denies murder on the grounds of provocation.

他以受到了挑衅为理由而否认谋杀。

He was accused of sexual provocation.

他被指控蓄意性挑逗。

We need to do some inhalation provocation tests to prove our findings.

我们需要做一些吸入刺激测试来证明我们的结论。