Word · Frequency #24306
foment
煽动；挑起；鼓动
To stir up or instigate trouble, rebellion, or public opinion.
- 1.
To incite or cause troublesome acts; to encourage; to instigate.
煽动或引起麻烦行为；鼓励；唆使
- 2.
try to stir up public opinion
试图煽动公众舆论
- 3.
To apply a poultice to; to bathe with a cloth or sponge.
敷药；用布或海绵洗
- 4.
bathe with warm water or medicated lotions
用温水或药物浴洗
热敷；用药液浴洗；煽动或引起麻烦行为；鼓励；唆使；试图煽动公众舆论；敷药；用布或海绵洗；用温水或药物浴洗
In use
The manager warned that anonymous emails were trying to foment discord among the team.
Social media bots often spread rumors to foment public panic.
The spread of false information could foment distrust in the community.
His legs should be fomented
foment + noun (discontent/rebellion/unrest)
The rebels accused the foreign agents of fomenting unrest in the region.
反叛者指责外国特务在该地区煽动动荡。
foment + body part (with a warm compress)
The nurse fomented the patient's swollen ankle with a warm compress.
护士用热敷布热敷病人肿胀的脚踝。
Connections
Collocations
- foment unrest
- 煽动骚乱
- The government accused the activists of fomenting unrest.政府指责这些活动人士煽动骚乱。
- foment rebellion
- 煽动叛乱
- They used the leaflets to foment rebellion among the soldiers.他们利用传单在士兵中煽动叛乱。
- foment discord
- 制造不和
- He was charged with trying to foment discord within the party.他被指控试图在党内制造不和。
- foment dissent
- 煽动反对情绪
- The article was written to foment dissent against the new policy.这篇文章是为了煽动对新政策的反对情绪而写的。
- foment revolution
- 煽动革命
- The exiled leader called on his followers to foment revolution.流亡的领导人号召其追随者煽动革命。
- foment trouble
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 foe（敌人）+ ment（头脑）：敌人在头脑里煽动不满，即成“煽动、挑起”。注意 foment 发音像 /foʊment/，别与 ferment（发酵）混淆。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、political commentary、news reporting 作“煽动、挑起”讲时，通常多用于正式或书面语境，比较常见于政治、社会评论和新闻报道中；日常口语里不太常用。
Grammar Note
常用于政治语境，表示煽动反对或不满。
Pronunciation & Spelling
None of the listed words is a true rhyme with foment as pronounced here (/ˈfoʊmɛnt/). moment ends in /mənt/, not /mɛnt/; comment has a different stressed vowel (/ˈkɑːmɛnt/); lament, ferment, and augment stress the final syllable /ˈmɛnt/ and would rhyme only if foment were pronounced /foʊˈmɛnt/, which is not the pronunciation given. Use them to compare the '-ment' spelling, but do not treat them as rhyming.
Learn the forms together
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