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agitate

/aj-i-teyt/US // ˈædʒ ɪˌteɪt //UK // (ˈædʒɪˌteɪt) //

搅拌,鼓动,搅拌器,煽动

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Definitions

v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    ag·i·tat·ed, ag·i·tat·ing.

    • : to move or force into violent, irregular action: The hurricane winds agitated the sea.
    • : to shake or move briskly: The machine agitated the mixture.
    • : to move to and fro; impart regular motion to.
    • : to disturb or excite emotionally; arouse; perturb: a crowd agitated to a frenzy by impassioned oratory; a man agitated by disquieting news.
    • : to call attention to by speech or writing; discuss; debate: to agitate the question.
    • : to consider on all sides; revolve in the mind; plan.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1

    ag·i·tat·ed, ag·i·tat·ing.

    • : to arouse or attempt to arouse public interest and support, as in some political or social cause or theory: to agitate for the repeal of a tax.

Synonyms & Antonyms

verbdisturb, trouble someone
Forms: agitated, agitating
Synonyms
alarm警报,报警,惊动,闹钟confuse淆乱,混淆,迷惑,混乱disconcert令人不安,使人不安,使人不安的是,令人不安的是distract分散注意力,分心,分散注意,分散精力disturb困扰,干扰,扰乱,骚扰excite激动人心,使人兴奋,激动人心的,激动fluster流言蜚语,流感,流言四起,流言incite煽动,鼓动,挑动,挑起inflame发炎,发火,发怒,发炎了perturb扰乱,扰动,扰乱秩序,扰乱了work up编制,做好工作,做好,工作argue争论,争辩,辩称,争论不休arouse唤起,激发,引起,激起bug错误,窃听器,虫子,臭虫craze开裂,开裂点,开裂状态,开裂缝debate辩论,争论,讨论,辩论会discompose忧虑,扰乱,紊乱,扰乱气氛discuss讨论,探讨,讨论一下,商讨dispute纠纷,争端,争议,争执disquiet忧虑,烦躁不安,焦虑,不安examine审查,检查,研究,审视ferment发酵剂,发酵,发酵物,发酵的flurry涌动,涌动的情绪,涌现出的力量move行动,移动,举措,搬迁rouse鼓动,鼓动人心,唤醒,鼓动起来ruffle褶边,围脖,褶皱,围裙spook幽灵,惊吓,惊魂,诡异stimulate刺激,激励,激发,刺激性stir搅动,搅拌,挑动,搅动了trouble麻烦,麻烦的事,烦恼,困难unhinge解开,解除铰链,卸下铰链,解除铰链的作用upset心烦意乱,心乱如麻,烦乱,心烦意乱的ventilate换气,通风,通气,抽风worry担心,忧虑,担忧,烦恼bug up窃听,窃听器,窃取,窃听电话burn up烧毁,烧掉,烧毁了,燃烧起来egg on鸡蛋里挑骨头,赌赌看,蛋蛋get to到,到了,到场,到手make flip做出翻转,做出翻转的动作,做出翻动,做出翻转的决定psych心理,心理学家,心理学,心理素质turn on开启,打开,开通,开启了

Examples

  • California-based Lost Spirits uses a chemical reactor, while Ohio-based Cleveland Whiskey places its spirits in tanks together with barrel wood, then agitates the mixture and applies pressure.

  • At the same time, TV ad buyers are growing agitated by linear TV’s supply and demand dynamic.

  • Voters’ short-term memory is why we’re seeing Democrats agitating to take action.

  • By that night, protesters and demonstrators gathered to express their outrage, and were further agitated as police pepper-sprayed them.

  • That’s been true for YouTube stars who have agitated against its content-recommendation and advertising algorithms as well as Vine stars who saw Twitter allow that platform to wither away.

  • He is always calling on “we,” “the population,” or “the people” to rally in the streets and agitate for a better future.

  • Zamora was handsome, passionate, and used his time on The Real World to educate and agitate.

  • Their leaders said some 20,000 people turned out to agitate in the Russian capital; officials put the number lower, around 8,000.

  • When they are out of power Republicans agitate to cut taxes and oppose tax increases.

  • An American first lady was embracing a brand known for its willingness to push boundaries, to agitate, and even to offend.

  • I suppose they didn't want to agitate the duke until the last moment and couldn't find Harold until this morning.

  • This is a painful thought, which, I believe, does much agitate his Majesty now and afterwards.

  • She herself continued to agitate Cecil and the council by the favours she lavished on Leicester.

  • These, and other more subtile questions--like the nature of angels--began to agitate the convent in the ninth century.

  • That question we are too wise to agitate, until the country recovers somewhat from the anxieties and perplexities of the war.