agitate

['ædʒiteit]

v.煽动, 搅动, 焦虑

vt.

1. 使激动; 使焦虑

His fiery speech agitated the crowd.

他激昂的演说鼓动了听众。

2. 搅动(液体等); 摇动

The wind agitated the leaves.

风吹得树叶颤动。

3. 激烈辩论(问题等)

vi.

鼓动; 煽动[(+for/against)]

They vigorously agitated for women's right to abortion.

他们开展了强有力的鼓动工作以争取妇女堕胎权。

词形变化

形容词: agitative | 副词: agitatedly | 动词过去式: agitated | 动词过去分词: agitated | 动词现在分词: agitating | 动词第三人称单数: agitates |

词义辨析

同义:

vt.使激动; 刺激; 煽动

disturb  incite  excite  inflame  instigate  provoke  stir up  

同义参见:

infuriate  arouse  afflict  flurry  fire  ferment  urge  upset  trouble  stir  ruffle  rouse  electrify  alarm  egg  disrupt  prick  pique  perturb  demoralize  irritate  

反义:

vt.vi.(使)激动; (使)焦虑

compose  quiet  calm  soothe  

英英释义

动词 agitate:

try to stir up public opinion

同义词：foment, stir up

cause to be agitated, excited, or roused

同义词：rouse, turn on, charge, commove, excite, charge up

exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for

同义词：crusade, fight, press, campaign, push

move very slightly

同义词：stir, shift, budge

move or cause to move back and forth

同义词：shake

change the arrangement or position of

同义词：vex, disturb, commove, shake up, stir up, raise up

补充

agitateagitate英:[ˈædʒiteit] 美:[ˈædʒɪˌtet]vt.1.搅动, 摇动A cement mixer agitates the cement until it is ready to pour.水泥搅拌机把水泥搅动得可以倒出来用为止。2.使焦虑不安She was agitated because her train was an hour late.她乘坐的火车晚点一个小时，她十分焦虑。

例句

1. The thought of this agitated her.想到这个她就觉得烦恼。 2. agitate the water with a finger or paintbrush.用手指或画笔把水搅一搅。 3. The women had begun to agitate for better conditions.妇女们已经开始抗议, 要求改善条件。 4. The washing machine agitates the clothes.洗衣机搅动衣服。 5. The hurricane winds agitated the sea.飓风掀起海浪。 6. The crowd was agitated by his speech.人群被他的演说激动起来。 7. a crowd agitated to a frenzy by impassioned oratory被慷慨激昂的演说所激动至狂的人群 8. to agitate the public鼓动群众 9. The issue of human rights is widely agitated.人权问题引起广泛而激烈的辩论。 10. to agitate the question激烈争论问题 11. They were agitating for reforms.他们进行鼓动支持改革。 12. to agitate for the repeal of a tax鼓动支持取消一项税收 13. the thought of questioning Toby agitated him extremely.审问托比的想法让他极度不安。 14. [as adj. agitated]she was red and agitated with the effort of arguing.因为和别人争辩，她脸涨得通红，心绪很乱。 15. they agitated for a reversal of the decision.他们鼓动要撤销决定。 16. agitate the water to disperse the oil.搅水使油散开。 17. to agitate for reform鼓吹改革 18. If I talk about the problem with him it just agitates him even more.如果我和他谈论那个问题，那只会让他更焦虑不安。 19. Some members of the union have been agitating for a strike.有些工会成员一直在煽动罢工。 20. agitate for equal rights鼓动争取平等权利 21. A few local residents have been agitating against a military presence.有些当地居民一直在鼓动反对驻军。 22. water agitated by wind被风搅动的水 23. The mixture is heated and then agitated.混合液加热后搅动一下。 24. I've never seen her so agitated before.我以前从没见过她这么焦虑不安。 25. The dog became very agitated during the storm.这只狗在暴风雨大作时变得非常狂躁不安。 26. pacing back and forth agitatedly焦躁不安地来回走动 27. He spoke with increasing agitation about the situation.他谈起局势越来越激动。 28. agitation for civil rights对争取民权的鼓动 29. continuous agitation of the mixture混合液的不断搅动