agitate
柯林斯词典
1. V-I If people agitate for something, they protest or take part in political activity in order to get it. 抗争
The women who worked in these mills had begun to agitate for better conditions. 在这些工厂里工作的女工开始为更佳的条件而抗争。
2. V-T If you agitate something, you shake it so that it moves about. 搅动[正式]
All you need to do is gently agitate the water with a finger or paintbrush. 你只需要用手指或刷子轻轻搅动水。
3. V-T If something agitates you, it worries you and makes you unable to think clearly or calmly. 使焦虑不安
Carl and Martin may inherit their grandmother's possessions when she dies. The thought agitates her. 他们的祖母去世后,卡尔和马丁可能会继承她的财产。这个念头令她焦虑不安。
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agitate /ˈædʒɪˌteɪt/ (agitating,agitated,agitates)
剑桥词典
agitate verb (WORRY)
[ 及物动词:后面接宾语的动词 ]to make someone feel worried or angry
使焦虑;使躁动不安
I didn't want to agitate her by telling her. 我不想告诉她,免得她焦虑。
agitate verb (ARGUE)
[ 不及物动词:后面不接宾语的动词 ]to argue forcefully, especially in public , in order to achieve a particular type of change
(尤指公开)煽动,鼓动,大声疾呼
The unions continue to agitate for higher pay . 工会继续大声疾呼要求加薪。
As a young man, he had agitated against the Vietnam war . 他年轻时曾公开反对越南战争。
agitate verb (SHAKE)
[ 及物动词:后面接宾语的动词 ] chemistry specializedto shake a liquid
摇动;搅动
Pour the powder into the solution and agitate it until the powder has dissolved . 将粉末倒入溶液中,搅动到溶解为止。 返回 agitate