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今天我们要学的词是provocative¹。Provocative形容词，意思是挑衅的、刺激的。The UN Security Council strongly condemned² North Korea's “highly provocative” launch of a missile that flew over Japan and demanded that Pyongyang immediately halt such actions. 联合国安理会强烈谴责朝鲜发射一枚导弹飞跃日本这一“高度挑衅”的行为，并要求平壤方面立即停止此类行动。Renowned³ street artist JR has installed a provocative new piece on the US-Mexico border, which is a poster of a large baby peering over the border fence from the Mexican side. 著名街头艺术家JR在美国墨西哥边境上安置了一个具有挑衅意味的新作品，海报上是一个巨大的婴儿从墨西哥一边朝边境栅栏的另一边张望。好的，我们今天学习的词是provocative, provocative, provocative...

1 provocative   

adj.挑衅的，煽动的，刺激的，挑逗的

参考例句：

• She wore a very provocative dress.她穿了一件非常性感的裙子。
• His provocative words only fueled the argument further.他的挑衅性讲话只能使争论进一步激化。

2 condemned   

adj. 被责难的, 被宣告有罪的 动词condemn的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He condemned the hypocrisy of those politicians who do one thing and say another. 他谴责了那些说一套做一套的政客的虚伪。
• The policy has been condemned as a regressive step. 这项政策被认为是一种倒退而受到谴责。

3 renowned   

adj.著名的，有名望的，声誉鹊起的

参考例句：

• He is one of the world's renowned writers.他是世界上知名的作家之一。
• She is renowned for her advocacy of human rights.她以提倡人权而闻名。