1、provoke
挑釁;煽動;激怒;刺激
He started beating me when I was about fifteen but I didn't do anything to provoke him.
在我快15歲時他開始打我,可我并沒有任何招惹他的舉動。
I provoked him into doing something really stupid.
在我的刺激下他做了件非常愚蠢的事。
激起;引起
His election success has provoked a shocked reaction.
他的當選引起一片震驚。
The destruction of the mosque has provoked anger throughout the Muslim world.
毀壞清真寺的行為激怒了整個伊斯蘭世界。
2、ambition
夢想;理想
His ambition is to sail round the world.
他的夢想是環球航行。
He harboured ambitions of becoming a Tory MP.
他夢想成為托利黨下院議員。
雄心;抱負;野心
Even when I was young I never had any ambition.
即使是年輕時,我也從沒有什么雄心壯志。
a mixture of ambition and ruthlessness.
既野心勃勃又冷酷無情