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ag·i·tate AHD[ăjʹĭ-tāt'] D.J.[ˈædʒɪˌteɪt]K.K.[ˈædʒɪˌtet]v.(动词)ag.i.tat.ed, ag.i.tat.ing, ag.i.tates v.tr.(及物动词)- To cause to move with violence or sudden force.搅动,摇动:因剧烈或突然的力量引起移动
- To upset; disturb:使不安;使焦虑:was agitated by the alarming news.因惊人的消息而感到不安
- To arouse interest in (a cause, for example) by use of the written or spoken word; debate.热烈讨论,辩论:用书面或口头的话激起兴趣(如对于一项事业);争论
v.intr.(不及物动词)- To stir up public interest in a cause:鼓动;煽动:激起对公众事业的兴趣:agitate for a tax reduction.鼓动减免税收
- Latin agitāre agitāt- [frequentative of] agere [to drive, do] * see ag- 拉丁语 agitāre agitāt- agere的重复动词 [驱使,做] * 参见 ag-
agʹitat'edly AHD[-tā'tĭd-lē] (副词)agʹita'tive adj.(形容词)agitate, churn, convulse, rock, shake- The central meaning shared by these verbs is "to cause to move to and fro violently": 这些动词的中心意思是“使剧烈地前后移动”: land agitated by tremors;震颤的大地;a storm churning the waves;使波浪翻腾的暴风雨;buildings and streets convulsed by the detonation of a bomb;因炸弹爆炸而剧烈震动的楼房和街道;a tornado rocking trees and houses;使树木和房屋剧烈摇动的龙卷风;an explosion that shook the ground. 惊天动地的爆炸
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