unprovoked 英 [ˌʌnprəˈvəʊkt]   美 [ˌʌnprəˈvoʊkt]

unprovoked

unprovoked  英 [ˌʌnprəˈvəʊkt] 美 [ˌʌnprəˈvoʊkt]

adj. 无缘无故的;未受挑衅的 

These unprovoked mass murders have not stirred a single protest in Europe or the Middle East. 这些无端的大屠杀却没有在任何一个欧洲或中东国家引发抗议。
One class would be always thrusting themselves forward with unprovoked argumentation to cut to pieces all belief in God. 一类总是以毫无来由的推论,要把一切对于神的信仰击个粉碎,以此锋芒毕露。

  • Something that's unprovoked is done for no good reason, with no real cause. A slap across your face is unprovoked if you did nothing to make the slapper mad at you.
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  • adj. 无缘无故的;未受挑衅的
  • 1. These unprovoked mass murders have not stirred a single protest in Europe or the Middle East.

    这些无端的大屠杀却没有在任何一个欧洲或中东国家引发抗议。

  • 2. One class would be always thrusting themselves forward with unprovoked argumentation to cut to pieces all belief in God.

    一类总是以毫无来由的推论,要把一切对于神的信仰击个粉碎,以此锋芒毕露。

  • 3. Among 700 male prison inmates in a 1995 study, those with the highest testosterone levels were most likely to be in trouble with the authorities or engage in unprovoked violence.

    1995年,一项对700名男性囚犯的调查发现,那些睾酮水平最高的犯人最有可能给管理者制造麻烦或参与无端的暴力事件。

  • unprovoked (adj.) 1580s, from un- (1) "not" + past participle of provoke (v.).
un·pro·voked / ˌʌnprəˈvəʊkt ; NAmE ˌʌnprəˈvoʊkt / adjective (especially of an attack 尤指攻击 ) not caused by anything the person being attacked has said or done 未受挑衅的;无端的 an act of unprovoked aggression 无端的侵犯行为 Her angry outburst was totally unprovoked. 她暴跳如雷完全是无理取闹。 see also provoke  (2 ) un·pro·voked / ˌʌnprəˈvəʊkt ; NAmE ˌʌnprəˈvoʊkt /
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