v.煽動(dòng)；攪動(dòng)；焦慮

They sent agents to agitate the local people. 他們派遣情報(bào)人員煽動(dòng)當(dāng)?shù)氐拿癖姟?!--www.www.sigorfond.com 中小學(xué)英語(yǔ)網(wǎng)-->

Agitate the mixture to dissolve the powder. 攪動(dòng)混合物而使粉末溶化。

He was agitated about his wife's health. 他為他妻子的健康感到不安。

He became quite agitated when he was asked about his criminal past. 當(dāng)問(wèn)到他過(guò)去的犯罪歷史時(shí)，他變得十分焦慮不安。

agitate的基本意思是“攪動(dòng)”或“搖動(dòng)”,主要用于液體,含猛烈、持久的意味。agitate 用于人時(shí)指感情的擾動(dòng)或激動(dòng),即強(qiáng)調(diào)明顯的精神緊張或情緒激動(dòng)的跡象。可指“激怒某人”,也可指“鼓勵(lì); 煽動(dòng); 激烈爭(zhēng)論”。作后者解時(shí)主要用于涉及社會(huì)狀況改變或法律時(shí)。

agitate作“激怒; 使不安”解時(shí)用作及物動(dòng)詞; 作“激烈爭(zhēng)論”解時(shí)可用作不及物動(dòng)詞,也可用作及物動(dòng)詞。作“鼓勵(lì); 煽動(dòng)”解時(shí)用作不及物動(dòng)詞, agitate against意為“鼓動(dòng)反對(duì)”; agitate for意為“鼓動(dòng)爭(zhēng)取”。