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ag·i·tate /ˈædʒɪteɪt/ vt. | vi.
❶ vt.
1. 搅动(液体等)；(尤指剧烈地)摇动
The machine agitated the mixture. 机器搅动混合物。
Following the main shock of an earthquake tremors agitated the city from time to time. 主震之后，余震不时摇晃着这座城市。
2. 使激动，使狂躁不安；使焦虑
The fiery speech agitated the crowd. 充满激情的演说使人群狂热不已。
be much agitated about sb.'s health 对某人的健康焦躁不安
agitate the mind 使思想紊乱
3. 对(计划、问题等)展开激烈争论
4. 〈古〉反复斟酌，仔细掂量
❷ vi.
鼓动；煽动 (for,against)
Furious, the workers agitated for a strike. 工人们愤怒地鼓动罢工。
They are agitating to assert their autonomy. 他们正在鼓吹实行自治。
[< L agitātus < agitāre to move to and fro < agere to act, drive ＋ -ATE] |