Word · Frequency #19892
antagonise
使敌对；引起敌意
核心释义
provoke the hostility of
- 1.
对...起反作用；使成为仇敌；引起对抗/反感
v act in opposition to；v provoke the hostility of
对抗；起反作用；对...起反作用；使成为仇敌；招...的怨；引起...的敌对
用法In use
His constant criticism antagonised his teammates, and soon nobody wanted to work with him.
用法提示：antagonised是antagonise的过去式，这里作及物动词，表示“引起…的敌对/使…产生敌意”，宾语是teammates。
Don't antagonise the security guard by arguing; just show him your pass.
用法提示：antagonise是动词原形，用于否定祈使句，表示“招…的怨/使…反感”，宾语是the security guard。
She was careful not to antagonise her new boss during the first week.
用法提示：antagonise用在不定式，作及物动词，表示“引起…的敌对”，宾语是her new boss。
antagonise sb
及物用法，后接人，表示使某人对己方产生敌意、反感或对立情绪。
He didn't mean to antagonise the new manager.
他并非有意与新经理作对。
antagonise sth
及物用法，后接事物，常表示“对抗、抵消”某种作用或效果，多用于医学、科技语境。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- deliberately antagonise
- 故意激怒
- She deliberately antagonised her critics with an insulting reply.她故意用一句侮辱性的回复激怒批评者。
- risk antagonising
- 冒得罪…的风险
- He didn't want to risk antagonising his allies.他不想冒险使盟友反目。
- antagonise voters
- 引起选民的反感
- The candidate's remarks antagonised many voters.这位候选人的言论引起了许多选民的反感。
- antagonise the local community
- 激起当地社区的敌意
- The new policy could antagonise the local community.这项新政策可能会激起当地社区的敌意。
- avoid antagonising people
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
拆成 anti（反对）+ agonise（挣扎）：总跟人对着干，让对方痛苦挣扎，自然招来敌意、成为仇敌。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：academic and technical writing、psychology and social relations、news and business discourse antagonise 有两个相关含义，语域略有差异：表示“对抗、抵消”时多用于学术、科技或医学语境；表示“引起敌意、招致反感”时较常见于正式或书面语。整体语域可视为中性偏正式，选择时可根据具体含义所在场景判断。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
The verbs above (realise, recognise, organise, emphasise, apologise) all end in the same /aɪz/ sound as antagonise. Be careful: antagonist looks similar but is pronounced /ænˈtæɡənɪst/, so it does not rhyme.
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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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