Word · Frequency #13895
Fully loadedagitate
鼓动；煽动
try to stir up public opinion
常与 for 或 against 连用
- 1.
To disturb or excite; to perturb or stir up (a person).
- 2.
To cause to move with a violent, irregular action; to shake.
- 3.
To participate in political agitation (sense 3).
使不安；使激动；摇动；搅动；使摇动；搅动；使激动
In use
The sudden change of plans agitated the children.
She tried not to let the criticism agitate her.
He was agitated by the delay at the airport.
agitate sb
常用于被动语态，如 be agitated by/over sth。
The news agitated her.
那条消息使她不安。
agitate sth
物理意义上的搅动。
He agitated the mixture.
他搅动了混合物。
agitate for/against sth
常用于政治或社会运动。
They are agitating for better working conditions.
他们正在鼓动争取更好的工作条件。
Connections
Collocations
- agitate for reform
- 鼓动改革，推动改革
- They are agitating for reform of the electoral system.他们正在推动选举制度改革。
- agitate against
- 鼓动反对；煽动反对
- The villagers agitated against the construction of the factory.村民们鼓动反对建造那家工厂。
- agitate the mixture
- 搅动混合物
- Agitate the mixture until the powder is completely dissolved.搅动混合物，直到粉末完全溶解。
- become agitated
- 变得焦躁不安；激动起来
- She becomes agitated when she talks about the accident.她谈起那场事故时变得焦躁不安。
Idioms & figurative uses
- agitate for
- 为……而鼓动（或宣传）The union agitated for better working conditions.工会为争取更好的工作条件而进行鼓动。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
谐音联想'阿吉特'：阿吉心里着急，坐立不安直摇晃，还号召大家一同抗议。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：formal writing、news reporting、political discourse 这个动词在不同语境中用法差别较大：正式或书面语中多指使人焦虑/不安或物理上的摇动，政治语境中常指鼓动或煽动。日常口语中较少使用，通常用 upset、shake 或 campaign 等更直接的词。
Pronunciation & Spelling
agitate（/ˈædʒɪteɪt/）没有常见的完全押韵词。imitate、irritate、meditate、hesitate 都以 -itate 结尾且末尾都读 /eɪt/，但它们的重读元音不同，所以只是拼写相近，并不押韵。calculate 和 navigate 开头与 agitate 一样重读 /æ/，但 /æ/ 后的辅音不同，可用来练习首音。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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