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、restraint

限制;制约因素;管制措施

The Prime Minister is calling for new restraints on trade unions.

首相正在呼吁对工会施加新的限制措施。

With open frontiers and lax visa controls, criminals could cross into the country without restraint.

由于边境开放和签证管理松懈，罪犯可以毫无限制地进入这个国家。

克制;抑制;遏制

They behaved with more restraint than I'd expected.

他们表现得比我预料的更为克制。

I'll speak to the staff and ask them to exercise restraint and common sense.

我会和员工谈一谈，要他们加强自制，理智处事。

限制;控制

For a year and a half, wage restraint on a voluntary basis worked.

在一年半的时间里，自愿实行的限薪措施奏效了。

He sued them for restraint of trade and won.

他控告他们实行贸易管制，并且胜诉了。