provocatively
adverb /prəˈvɒkətɪvli/
/prəˈvɑːkətɪvli/
- in a way that is intended to make people angry or upset; in a way that is intended to make people argue about something
挑衅的；煽动性的；激起争端的 - ‘Popular culture’, he remarked provocatively, ‘means nothing to me.’
他挑衅地说，“流行文化对我来说毫无意义。
- ‘Popular culture’, he remarked provocatively, ‘means nothing to me.’
- in a way that is intended to make somebody sexually excited
挑逗地；撩拨地 - The girls were all dancing provocatively.
女孩们都在挑逗地跳舞。
- The girls were all dancing provocatively.