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incite + object (person) + to-infinitive
常用于煽动某人做某事。
The speech incited the crowd to riot.
演说煽动人群暴动。
刺激；激励；引诱
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刺激；激励；引诱
give an incentive for action
The speech incited the crowd to riot.
演说煽动人群暴动。
激发；引起行动
To call into action.
激励行动；给予行动的动力
give an incentive for action
鼓动；促使行动
To entreat an act.
煽动；激起
provoke or stir up
incite
Base
原形
incites
3rd person
第三人称单数
inciting
-ing
现在分词
incited
Past
过去式
incited
Past participle
过去分词
He incites violence with his speeches.
他用演讲煽动暴力。
常用于煽动负面行为
The coach's speech incited the players to greater effort.
教练的讲话激励队员们付出更大的努力。
AI contextual example
The documentary incited viewers to examine their own shopping habits.
这部纪录片促使观众审视自己的购物习惯。
AI contextual example
The unusual artwork incited considerable interest among visitors.
这件不寻常的艺术品引起了参观者的浓厚兴趣。
AI contextual example
incite a riot
煽动暴乱。
WordNet
常用于煽动某人做某事。
The speech incited the crowd to riot.
演说煽动人群暴动。
直接接名词，表示煽动某种行为或情绪。
His words incited violence.
他的话煽动了暴力。
常用搭配 incite sb to sth，表示煽动某人至某种状态。
They incited the workers to rebellion.
他们煽动工人造反。
Not this
He gave me an incite into the problem.
Use this
He gave me an insight into the problem.
“incite”是动词，意为“煽动；刺激”，不能用作名词。此处应使用名词“insight”（洞察力），两者发音相似但词性不同。
Not this
The speech incited the crowd for violence.
Use this
The speech incited the crowd to violence.
“incite”后常接介词“to”表示“煽动……做某事”，而不是“for”。正确的搭配是“incite someone to something”。
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煽动暴力
The speech was designed to incite violence.
这场演讲旨在煽动暴力。
煽动仇恨
His words incited hatred among the crowd.
他的话在人群中煽动了仇恨。
煽动暴乱
The authorities accused him of trying to incite a riot.
当局指控他试图煽动暴乱。
煽动叛乱
Rebel leaders used the radio to incite rebellion.
叛军领导人利用广播煽动叛乱。
激起愤怒
The tax increase incited anger among residents.
增税在居民中激起了愤怒。
促使某人行动
The president's speech incited the crowd to action.
总统的演讲促使人群行动起来。
煽动暴力
The activist was arrested for inciting violence during the protest.
这名活动人士因在抗议期间煽动暴力而被捕。
煽动仇恨
Spreading false rumors can incite hatred between communities.
散布谣言会煽动社区之间的仇恨。
煽动骚乱
His fiery speech incited a riot in the square.
他激烈的演讲在广场上煽动了一场骚乱。
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联想：incite 像 in + cite（引用），把煽动性话语“引用”进人心，让人行动起来，所以是“煽动、激起”。
语域：formal 常见场景：新闻报道、法律讨论、正式演讲或写作 incite 通常用于正式或书面语境，多出现在新闻报道、法律或政治讨论中，常带有“煽动”的负面含义。日常口语中较少用，比较常见于正式场合。
与 incite /ɪnˈsaɪt/ 同韵的词有 excite /ɪkˈsaɪt/、cite /saɪt/、site /saɪt/、sight /saɪt/、ignite /ɪɡˈnaɪt/、invite /ɪnˈvaɪt/，它们都含重读的 /-aɪt/ 音。注意拼写差异：incite 以 -cite 结尾，site 是 -site，sight 是 -ight，ignite 和 invite 是 -ite。特别小心不要混淆 incite 和 insight：insight 读 /ˈɪnsaɪt/，重音在第一个音节，意思是“洞察力”。另外 invite /ɪnˈvaɪt/ 虽然拼写与 incite 相近且同韵，但辅音是 /v/，意思是“邀请”。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.