| 单词 | agitate |
| 释义 | agitate (once / 179 pages) 1v 2v Agitate means to stir up. If you watch a horror movie at bedtime, you may be too agitated to sleep. Movies like that can agitate all sorts of adrenaline responses in the body. Agitate derives from a Latin word that means "to drive away." The meaning has changed, but you can see where old meets new—a washing machine agitates dirty clothes in warm soapy water to drive away the dirt. You agitate or shake up salad dressing to mix it, driving the oil away into the vinegar. WORD FAMILYagitate: agitated, agitates, agitating, agitation, agitative, agitator+/agitated: agitatedly, unagitated/agitating: agitatingly/agitation: agitations/agitator: agitators USAGE EXAMPLESYeah, when he becomes agitated lights flash and bad guys are hurtled into the air. New York Times(Jan 01, 2017) The right defended the status quo; the left agitated to overthrow or at least ameliorate it. The Guardian(Jan 01, 2017) You will not need to worry and to fight and to agitate. Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) 1 1v move or cause to move back and forth Syn|Hypo|Hyper shake fluff up, plump up, shake up make fuller by shaking fanagitate the air tremblemove or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways quake, tremorshake with seismic vibrations palpitatecause to throb or beat rapidly convulseshake uncontrollably spargeagitate by introducing air or compressed gas shake up, succussshake; especially (a patient to detect fluids or air in the body) concussshake violently rattleshake and cause to make a rattling noise convulse, jactitate, slash, thrash, thrash about, thresh, thresh about, tossmove or stir about violently jiggle, joggle, wigglemove to and fro winnowblow on shiver, shudder, thrill, throbtremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement palpitate, quake, quivershake with fast, tremulous movements whipthrash about flexibly in the manner of a whiplash wag, wagglemove from side to side move move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion 2v change the arrangement or position of Syn|Hypo|Hyper commove, disturb, raise up, shake up, stir up, vex beat, scramble stir vigorously tossagitate rile, roilmake turbid by stirring up the sediments of pokestir by poking tumbleput clothes in a tumbling barrel, where they are whirled about in hot air, usually with the purpose of drying whip, whiskwhip with or as if with a wire whisk creammake creamy by beating muddle, puddlemake into a puddle displace, move cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense 3v move very slightly 2Syn|Hyper budge, shift, stir move move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion 1v cause to be agitated, excited, or roused Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper charge, charge up, commove, excite, rouse, turn on calm, calm down, lull, quiet, quieten, still, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize make calm or still hype up, psych up get excited or stimulated bothermake nervous or agitated pothermake upset or troubled electrifyexcite suddenly and intensely disturb, trouble, upset move deeply 2v exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for Syn|Hyper campaign, crusade, fight, press, push advertise, advertize, promote, push make publicity for; try to sell (a product) advertise, advertize, promote, push make publicity for; try to sell (a product) 3v try to stir up (e.g., public opinion) Syn|Hypo|Hyper foment, stir up rumpus cause a disturbance provoke, stimulate provide the needed stimulus for |
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