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. 抗爭
The women who worked in these mills had begun to agitate for better conditions. 在這些工廠裡工作的女工開始爲更佳的條件而抗爭。
2. V-T If you agitate something, you shake it so that it moves about. 攪動[正式]
All you need to do is gently agitate the water with a finger or paintbrush. 你衹需要用手指或刷子輕輕攪動水。
3. V-T If something agitates you, it worries you and makes you unable to think clearly or calmly. 使焦慮不安
Carl and Martin may inherit their grandmother's possessions when she dies. The thought agitates her. 他們的祖母去世後，卡爾和馬丁可能會繼承她的財産。這個唸頭令她焦慮不安。