agitate

英 [ˈædʒɪteɪt]

美 [ˈædʒɪteɪt]

v.  (尤指为法律、社会状况的改变而)激烈争论，鼓动，煽动; 激怒; 使不安; 使激动; 搅动; 摇动(液体等)

过去分词：agitated　现在分词：agitating　过去式：agitated　第三人称单数：agitates　

考研TOEFLGRETEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.13895 / COCA.12134

牛津词典

verb

• （尤指为法律、社会状况的改变而）激烈争论，鼓动，煽动
  to argue strongly for sth you want, especially for changes in a law, in social conditions, etc.
  1. political groups agitating for social change
     鼓吹社会变革的政治团体
  2. Her family are agitating to have her transferred to a prison in the UK.
     她的家人正多方游说要把她转到英国监狱。
• 激怒；使不安；使激动
  to make sb feel angry, anxious or nervous
• 搅动；摇动（液体等）
  to make sth, especially a liquid, move around by stirring or shaking it

柯林斯词典

• VERB 煽动；鼓动；抗议
  If peopleagitate forsomething, they protest or take part in political activity in order to get it.
  1. The women who worked in these mills had begun to agitate for better conditions.
     在这些工厂里做工的妇女们开始抗议要求改善工作条件。
• VERB 搅动；摇动
  If youagitatesomething, you shake it so that it moves about.
  1. All you need to do is gently agitate the water with a finger or paintbrush...
     你只需要用手指或刷子轻轻地搅动水。
  2. Its molecules can be agitated by microwave energy.
     微波能量可以使其分子随之运动。
• VERB 使焦虑；使狂躁不安
  If somethingagitatesyou, it worries you and makes you unable to think clearly or calmly.
  1. The thought of them getting her possessions when she dies agitates her.
     一想到他们可能会在她死后得到她的财产，她就心绪不安。
• See also:agitation

英英释义

verb

• change the arrangement or position of
  Synonym:vexdisturbcommoveshake upstir upraise up
• cause to be agitated, excited, or roused
  1. The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks
  Synonym:rouseturn onchargecommoveexcitecharge up
• move or cause to move back and forth
  1. The chemist shook the flask vigorously
  2. My hands were shaking
  Synonym:shake
• move very slightly
  1. He shifted in his seat
  Synonym:stirshiftbudge
• try to stir up public opinion
  Synonym:fomentstir up
• exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person
  1. The liberal party pushed for reforms
  2. She is crusading for women's rights
  3. The Dean is pushing for his favorite candidate
  Synonym:crusadefightpresscampaignpush

双语例句

• Don't agitate yourself, Louisa.
  你别太激动了，路易莎。
• We thought that the bad news would upset Tom, but it didn't seem to agitate him.
  我们认为这个坏消息会困扰汤姆，但它似乎并没有扰乱到他。
• The thought of them getting her possessions when she dies agitates her.
  一想到他们可能会在她死后得到她的财产，她就心绪不安。
• I don't want to agitate John by telling him the news.
  我不想跟约翰说那个消息因为会激怒他。
• Now, I'm going to agitate the molecules.
  现在，我要打乱分子结构了。
• Not so you could agitate him by putting him through an interrogation.
  不能让你用审讯来使他激动。
• But the more concessions the country independents get, the more it will agitate other MPs.
  但更多的让步获得独立的国家，越会鼓动其他国会议员。
• I am sorry, I did not mean to agitate the situation.
  对不起，我不是有意想搞坏气氛的。
• Agitate each mixture for 30 sec by flicking the container with either a finger or a vibrator.
  用手指轻弹容器或振荡器振动容器，将每种混合物振动30秒钟。
• I wish I could be acquainted with the feelings and thought which must agitate the heart and present themselves to the mind of an enlightened Englishman, when he first lands on this continent.
  我希望我能与熟悉的感情和思想，必须搅拌心脏和展示自己的一个开明的英国人的心，当他在这个大陆上的第一次土地。