1、provoke

挑衅；煽动；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岁时他开始打我，可我并没有任何招惹他的举动。

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.

他的当选引起一片震惊。

The destruction of the mosque has provoked anger throughout the Muslim world.

毁坏清真寺的行为激怒了整个伊斯兰世界。

2、ambition

梦想；理想

His ambition is to sail round the world.

他的梦想是环球航行。

He harboured ambitions of becoming a Tory MP.

他梦想成为托利党下院议员。

雄心；抱负；野心

Even when I was young I never had any ambition.

即使是年轻时，我也从没有什么雄心壮志。

a mixture of ambition and ruthlessness.

既野心勃勃又冷酷无情