foment sth
宾语多为 trouble、unrest、dissent 等抽象名词。
The group tried to foment trouble at the meeting.
该团体试图在会议上挑起事端。
煽动；挑起；鼓动
fomenting — present participle of foment
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
To stir up or instigate trouble, rebellion, or public opinion.
煽动或引起麻烦行为；鼓励；唆使
To incite or cause troublesome acts; to encourage; to instigate.
试图煽动公众舆论
try to stir up public opinion
敷药；用布或海绵洗
To apply a poultice to; to bathe with a cloth or sponge.
用温水或药物浴洗
bathe with warm water or medicated lotions
一般现在时
He foments unrest in the community.
他在社区中煽动不安。
past
They fomented a rebellion against the government.
他们煽动了一场反对政府的叛乱。
present progressive
She is fomenting trouble among the workers.
她正在工人中煽动麻烦。
规则动词，常用作及物动词。
The manager warned that anonymous emails were trying to foment discord among the team.
经理警告说，匿名电子邮件正试图在团队中煽动不和。
用法提示：此句中foment为动词，表示“煽动”，后接宾语discord。
AI contextual example
Social media bots often spread rumors to foment public panic.
社交媒体机器人经常散布谣言以煽动公众恐慌。
用法提示：此句中foment为动词，表示“煽动”，后接宾语panic。
AI contextual example
The spread of false information could foment distrust in the community.
虚假信息的传播可能会在社区中煽动不信任。
用法提示：此句中foment为动词，表示“煽动”，后接宾语distrust。
AI contextual example
宾语多为 trouble、unrest、dissent 等抽象名词。
The group tried to foment trouble at the meeting.
该团体试图在会议上挑起事端。
against 引出被煽动针对的对象。
They were accused of fomenting rebellion against the king.
他们被指控煽动反抗国王的叛乱。
此义指用热敷或药液擦洗患处，较少用于日常口语。
She fomented the bruise with a warm cloth.
她用温热的布热敷瘀伤。
incite 较正式，指用言语或行动鼓动他人采取（常为负面的）行动；与 foment 最接近，但 foment 更强调暗中酝酿不满或动乱。
instigate 强调在背后指使他人发起事端，比 foment 更突出主使者角色。
provoke 常指由具体言行触发的反应或情绪，foment 则更多指蓄意而持续的煽动。
stir up 是常见口语短语，表示激起、挑起争端或情绪，比 foment 更随意、不那么正式。
agitate 常指为政治或社会目标公开鼓动宣传，foment 既可是公开也可是暗中煽动。
grammar · medium
易错句子The radicals fomented against the government.
正确表达The radicals fomented unrest against the government.
foment 是及物动词，后面必须接被煽动起来的抽象事物（如 unrest、discontent、rebellion）作宾语；反对的对象要用 against、among 等介词短语另说。汉语“煽动反政府”可以不带宾语，直接照搬就会造出不及物的错误用法。
grammar · medium
易错句子The pamphlet fomented the workers to revolt.
正确表达The pamphlet fomented revolt among the workers.
foment 的宾语只能是被煽动起来的情绪或事件（revolt、hatred、discontent 等），不能是“人 + 不定式”结构。汉语“煽动某人做某事”要改成“foment + 抽象名词 + among + 人群”；若要保留“人”作宾语，应换用 incite 或 instigate sb to do sth。
grammar · medium
易错句子The speech was seen as a foment of violence.
正确表达The speech was seen as fomenting violence.
foment 只作动词，没有名词词性；汉语“煽动”可兼作名词，学生因此容易加冠词把它当名词用。表示“煽动（这一行为）”时应改用动名词 fomenting，或换用名词 incitement。
义项为“煽动/挑起（麻烦行为或舆论）”，这些及物动词表示制止、平息或劝阻，不能用于“热敷/药浴”义项。
义项为“煽动/挑起（麻烦行为或舆论）”，这些及物动词表示制止、平息或劝阻，不能用于“热敷/药浴”义项。
义项为“煽动/挑起（麻烦行为或舆论）”，这些及物动词表示制止、平息或劝阻，不能用于“热敷/药浴”义项。
义项为“煽动/挑起（麻烦行为或舆论）”，这些及物动词表示制止、平息或劝阻，不能用于“热敷/药浴”义项。
义项为“煽动/挑起（麻烦行为或舆论）”，这些及物动词表示制止、平息或劝阻，不能用于“热敷/药浴”义项。
ferment 的本义是“（使）发酵”，指情绪、局势时多作不及物动词，表示不满在暗中酝酿、激荡；要表达“煽动骚乱、不满”这类及物动作，常用的是 foment，其宾语是“骚乱、不满、冲突”等抽象名词。
incite 的宾语通常是人或暴力行为，常用结构是 incite sb to do sth、incite violence；foment 的宾语是“骚乱、不满、冲突”这类事情本身，不能说 foment sb，两者搭配对象不同。
instigate 侧重“发起、挑起”某个具体行动或事件，也可说 instigate sb to do sth；foment 强调让已经存在的不满、动乱逐步扩大，宾语多为情绪或局势类名词，语气更偏“助长蔓延”。
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。
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。
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。
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。
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 常与 unrest 搭配，指煽动或引发社会动荡。
foment rebellion 指煽动叛乱，是常见搭配。
foment 可用来表示挑起纷争、制造分歧。
foment strife 表示煽动冲突，与 foment 的核心义相关。
foment sedition 指煽动叛乱或颠覆，属于同一语义场。
挑起纷争；制造不和
His speech was designed to foment discord among the allies.
他的演讲意在盟友之间挑起纷争。
煽动麻烦；闹事
The agitators were accused of fomenting trouble at the protest.
这些煽动者被指控在抗议活动中制造麻烦。
煽动骚乱；引起不安
Rumors fomented unrest throughout the region.
谣言在整个地区煽起了骚乱。
你是否见过那种幸灾乐祸、煽动和不断高涨的愤怒？
The politician was accused of using social media to foment public discontent.
这位政治家被指控利用社交媒体煽动公众不满。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.
挑起事端
Outside agitators were said to be fomenting trouble in the region.
据说外部煽动者正在该地区挑起事端。