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单词 agitate
释义
agitate
ædʒɪteɪt ˈædʒɪˌteɪt
Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense agitates, present participle agitating, past tense , past participle agitated
1 VERB 煽动;鼓动;抗议 If people agitate for something, they protest or take part in political activity in order to get it. 煽动;鼓动;抗议 [Also V, V for n to-inf]
  • The women who worked in these mills had begun to agitate for better conditions. [VERB + for]

    在这些工厂里做工的妇女们开始抗议要求改善工作条件。

SYN protest, campaign, push, demonstrate
agitation
  • At least seventy students were injured in the continuing agitation against the decision.

    至少有70名学生在反对该决定的持续抗争中受伤。

2 VERB 搅动;摇动 If you agitate something, you shake it so that it moves about. 搅动;摇动 [formal]
  • All you need to do is gently agitate the water with a finger or paintbrush. [VERB noun]

    你只需要用手指或刷子轻轻地搅动水。

  • Its molecules can be agitated by microwave energy.

    微波能量可以使其分子随之运动。

SYN stir, beat, mix, shake
agitation
  • Temperature is a measure of the agitation of the molecules of matter.

    温度是物质分子运动的一个计量单位。

3 VERB 使焦虑;使狂躁不安 If something agitates you, it worries you and makes you unable to think clearly or calmly. 使焦虑;使狂躁不安
  • The thought of them getting her possessions when she dies agitates her. [VERB noun]

    一想到他们可能会在她死后得到她的财产,她就心绪不安。

SYN upset, worry, trouble, disturb
4 See also: agitation 
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