incite

英 [ɪnˈsaɪt]

美 [ɪnˈsaɪt]

v.  煽动; 鼓动

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同义词辨析

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牛津词典

verb

• 煽动；鼓动
  to encourage sb to do sth violent, illegal or unpleasant, especially by making them angry or excited
  1. to incite crime/racial hatred/violence
     教唆犯罪；煽动种族仇恨 / 暴力
  2. They were accused of inciting the crowd to violence.
     他们被控煽动群众暴乱。
  3. He incited the workforce to come out on strike.
     他煽动工人罢工。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 鼓动;煽动
  If someoneincitespeopletobehave in a violent or illegal way, they encourage people to behave in that way, usually by making them excited or angry.
  1. He incited his fellow citizens to take their revenge...
     他鼓动他的同胞们报仇雪恨。
  2. The party agreed not to incite its supporters to violence...
     该党同意不鼓动其支持者使用暴力。
  3. They pleaded guilty to possessing material likely to incite racial hatred.
     他们表示认罪，承认拥有可能煽动民族仇恨的材料。

英英释义

verb

• provoke or stir up
  1. incite a riot
  2. set off great unrest among the people
  Synonym:instigateset offstir up
• urge on
  1. The other children egged the boy on, but he did not want to throw the stone through the window
  Synonym:prodegg on
• give an incentive for action
  1. This moved me to sacrifice my career
  Synonym:motivateactuatepropelmoveprompt

双语例句

• The adjustment that will incite the European tsunami will involve bridges on the Mississippi breaking, and being impassable.
  会导致欧洲海啸的调整将包括密西西比河上方的桥梁阻断，无法通行。
• A private bid could incite hostile buyers into action.
  私下竞标有可能刺激敌对买家采取行动。
• Would the unusual and eccentric nature of the device incite suspicion, which might cause consumers to hold off?
  撒钱的奇特性和反常性会不会引起人们的怀疑，导致消费者不敢采取行动？
• He incited his fellow citizens to take their revenge
  他鼓动他的同胞们报仇雪恨。
• I never did intend murder, or treason, or the destruction of property, or to excite or incite slaves to rebellion, or to make insurrection.
  我从未图谋杀人、叛国、毁坏私有财产或鼓励、煽动奴隶谋反作乱。一个人发表政见是可以的，但是如果再煽动叛乱，那就是另一回事了。
• Incite a riot; set off great unrest among the people.
  煽动一场骚乱；在人们中引起动荡局面。
• The minister says they have arrested the cleric because he was planning to incite violence in areas where security forces are wrapping up the anti-insurgency operations.
  侯赛因部长说，他们拘捕了这名神职人员，因为他计划在保安力量即将结束反武装行动的地区煽动暴力。
• Such an atmosphere could not incite in him the cravings of a boy of eighteen.
  这种气氛不会挑动他象十八岁的孩子般的渴望。
• Lord, if we incite the prejudicial fire ashes, which exactly want to extinguish by your shedding life, please have mercy on us!
  主啊，若我们煽起了偏见的余烬，也就是你舍命为要将之熄灭的，求你怜悯我们吧！
• Having force or power to impel or incite; forceful.
  驱动的，推进的：有力量或权力驱使或煽动的；有力的。