“惹起”的英语可以翻译为：provoke，stir，[机] induce，cause，occasion ...

这场架是一帮喝醉了的小青年惹起的.The fight was started by some youths who had been drinking.珠宝的失窃惹起很大的骚动.The theft of the jewels caused much excitement.她的宽宏大量惹起他的眼泪, 他发狂地哭着.Her magnanimity provoked his tears; he wept wildly....