| 单词 | agitate |
| 释义 | agitateWord family adjectiveagitatedagitativeadverbagitatedlynounagitationagitatorverbagitate Groupings a·gi·tate /ˈædʒɪteɪt/ verb 1 [intransitiveI]PPGARGUE to argue strongly in public for something you want, especially a political or social change 煽动，鼓动；宣传 agitate for/against unions agitating for higher pay 工会强烈要求增加工资 agitate to do something His family are agitating to get him freed. 他的家人在多方游说将他释放。 2 [transitiveT] formalUPSET to make someone feel anxious, upset, and nervous 使焦虑不安 I must warn you that any mention of Clare agitates your grandmother. 我必须提醒你，一提到克莱尔你奶奶就会不安。 3. [transitiveT]LIQUIDSHAKE technical to shake or mix a liquid quickly 摇动；搅动〔液体〕 Examples from the Corpus agitate• He loses his train of thought; this agitates him.• Ceremonial and precedence notably lost most of the power to agitate rulers and governments which they had hitherto possessed.• Mix the two solutions together and agitate the bottle. agitate to do something• His family are agitating to get him home. (1500-1600) Latin past participle of agitare, from agere; → AGENT |
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