agitate

agitateagitateD.J.:[ˈædʒiteit]K.K.:[ˈædʒɪˌtet]vt.1.■搅动, 摇动A cement mixer agitates the cement until it is ready to pour.水泥搅拌机把水泥搅动得可以倒出来用为止。2.■使焦虑不安She was agitated because her train was an hour late.她乘坐的火车晚点一个小时，她十分焦虑。

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agitate['ædʒiteit]vt.1.■(尤指剧烈地)摇动，拨动；搅动，搅拌(液体等)：The washing machine agitates the clothes.洗衣机搅动衣服。The hurricane winds agitated the sea.飓风掀起海浪。2.■使激动；使焦虑；使狂躁不安：The crowd was agitated by his speech.人群被他的演说激动起来。a crowd agitated to a frenzy by impassioned oratory被慷慨激昂的演说所激动至狂的人群3.■鼓动，煽动，扰乱(人心)：to agitate the public鼓动群众4.■为(引起对某事的注意或争取对某事的支持而)公开激烈争论(计划、问题等)：The issue of human rights is widely agitated.人权问题引起广泛而激烈的辩论。to agitate the question激烈争论问题5.■[古语]沉思，反复斟酌，仔细掂量vi.1.■煽动,鼓动(for 或 against):They were agitating for reforms.他们进行鼓动支持改革。to agitate for the repeal of a tax鼓动支持取消一项税收近义词disturb变形vt.agitatedagitating

agitateagitate[ˈædʒiteit]vt.1.■使激动, 使不安, 使焦躁2.■摇摆; 搅拌, 搅动3.■扰乱4.■热烈讨论; 激烈辩论agitate the cement搅拌水泥His fiery speech agitated the crowd.他热情洋溢的讲话激动了群众。The wind agitated the trees.风使树木摇摆。She was much agitated by the bad news.坏消息使她的心绪很乱。

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词性变化agitate[ˈædʒiteit]vi.1.■进行鼓动; 游说2.■辩论agitate for a strike鼓动罢工

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继承用法agitableadj.

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词性变化agitative[ˈædʒɪteɪtɪv]adj.