1. 挑釁的；煽動(dòng)的；激怒的；刺激的 If you describe something as provocative, you mean that it is intended to make people react angrily or argue against it.
e.g. He has made a string of outspoken and sometimes provocative speeches in recent years... 他近些年發(fā)表了一連串直言不諱、有時(shí)帶煽動(dòng)性的演說(shuō)。 e.g. His behavior was called provocative and antisocial. 他的行為被認為是煽動(dòng)性的和反社會(huì )的。
provocatively The soldiers fired into the air when the demonstrators behaved provocatively. 示威者作出挑釁舉動(dòng)時(shí)，士兵朝空中鳴槍。
2. 激發(fā)性欲的；挑逗的 If you describe someone's clothing or behaviour as provocative, you mean that it is intended to make someone feel sexual desire.
e.g. Some adolescents might be more sexually mature and provocative than others. 一些青少年可能相比同齡人在性方面更成熟、更具挑逗性。