Definition: To cause an unpleasant emotion or problem to begin or grow.

激起（不快的感情）、挑动、煽动

Example: One of them seems to believe I’m a bigamist and has gone to the trouble to try to stir up trouble for me.

Definition: If one thing sparks another, the first thing cause the second thing to start happening.

引发、触发

Example: What was it that sparked your interest in motoring.

Definition: To cause a reaction or feeling, especially a sudden one. If you provoke someone, you deliberately annoy them and try to make them behave aggressively. If something provokes a reaction, it causes it.

激起、引起、刺激、激怒

Example: I provoked him into doing something really stupid.

Definition: To evoke a particular memory, idea, emotion, or response means to cause it to occur.

引起、唤起（感情、记忆或形象）

Example: The pictures had been chosen because they evoked emotion.