agitate

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a·gi·tate /ˈædʒɪteɪt/ verb  1  [intransitive]PPGARGUE to argue strongly in public for something you want, especially a political or social change 煽动，鼓动；宣传agitate for/against unions agitating for higher pay 工会强烈要求增加工资agitate to do something His family are agitating to get him freed. 他的家人在多方游说将他释放。2  [transitive] formalUPSET to make someone feel anxious, upset, and nervous 使焦虑不安 I must warn you that any mention of Clare agitates your grandmother. 我必须提醒你，一提到克莱尔你奶奶就会不安。3. [transitive]LIQUIDSHAKE technical to shake or mix a liquid quickly 摇动；搅动〔液体〕→ See Verb table

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agitate• He loses his train of thought; this agitates him.• Ceremonial and precedence notably lost most of the power to agitate rulers and governments which they had hitherto possessed.• Mix the two solutions together and agitate the bottle.agitate to do something• His family are agitating to get him home.Origin agitate (1500-1600) Latin past participle of agitare, from agere; → AGENT

a·gi·tate verbChineseSyllable  

strongly for in to something argue public Corpus

agitate
a‧gi‧tate /ˈædʒəteɪt, ˈædʒɪteɪt/ verb1. [intransitive] to argue strongly in public for something you want, especially a political or social change
    agitate for/against
    unions agitating for higher pay
    agitate to do something
    His family are agitating to get him freed.
2. [transitive] formal to make someone feel anxious, upset, and nervous:
    I must warn you that any mention of Clare agitates your grandmother.
3. [transitive] technical to shake or mix a liquid quickly

agi·tateBrE /ˈædʒɪteɪt/ 🔊NAmE /ˈædʒɪteɪt/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they agitate BrE /ˈædʒɪteɪt/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈædʒɪteɪt/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it agitates BrE /ˈædʒɪteɪts/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈædʒɪteɪts/ 🔊past simple agitated BrE /ˈædʒɪteɪtɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈædʒɪteɪtɪd/ 🔊past participle agitated BrE /ˈædʒɪteɪtɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈædʒɪteɪtɪd/ 🔊 -ing form agitating BrE /ˈædʒɪteɪtɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈædʒɪteɪtɪŋ/ 🔊 [intransitive, transitive] to argue strongly for sth you want, especially for changes in a law, in social conditions, etc. （尤指为法律、社会状况的改变而）激烈争论，鼓动，煽动 SYN campaign ◆~ (for/against sth) political groups agitating for social change鼓吹社会变革的政治团体◆~ to do sth Her family are agitating to have her transferred to a prison in the UK. 她的家人正多方游说把她转到英国监狱。🔊🔊 [transitive] ~ sb to make sb feel angry, anxious or nervous 激怒；使不安；使烦乱 [transitive] ~ sth (specialist) to make sth, especially a liquid, move around by stirring or shaking it 搅动，摇动（液体等）