agitation

agitation
noun
[mass noun]
  1. a state of anxiety or nervous excitement
    焦虑,紧张激动
    she was wringing her hands in agitation.
    她焦虑地绞着双手。
    ■the action of arousing public concern about an issue and pressing for action on it
    鼓动,煽动
    widespread agitation for social reform.
    争取社会变革的广泛鼓动。
  2. the action of briskly stirring or disturbing something, especially a liquid
    搅动
语源
  1. mid 16th cent. (in the sense 'action, being active'): from Latin agitatio(n-), from the verb agitare (see agitate)
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