新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

agitate

英  [ˈædʒɪteɪt]
    

[VERB]

    VERB. 动词
  • agitates , agitating , agitated

    1[T 及物动词] 搅动

    If you agitate something, you shake it so that it moves about.

    双语例句

    例:

    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。

    2[T 及物动词] 使焦虑不安

    If something agitates you, it worries you and makes you unable to think clearly or calmly.

    双语例句

    例:

    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。

    3[I 不及物动词] 抗争

    If people agitate for something, they protest or take part in political activity in order to get it.

    双语例句

    例:

    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争取更好的工作条件而抗争。

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