英语词汇“agitate”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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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 FAMILY

agitate: agitated, agitates, agitating, agitation, agitative, agitator+/agitated: agitatedly, unagitated/agitating: agitatingly/agitation: agitations/agitator: agitators

USAGE EXAMPLES

Yeah, 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)

1v move or cause to move back and forth

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

shake

fluff up, plump up, shake up

make fuller by shaking

fan

agitate the air

tremble

move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways

quake, tremor

shake with seismic vibrations

palpitate

cause to throb or beat rapidly

convulse

shake uncontrollably

sparge

agitate by introducing air or compressed gas

shake up, succuss

shake; especially (a patient to detect fluids or air in the body)

concuss

shake violently

rattle

shake and cause to make a rattling noise

convulse, jactitate, slash, thrash, thrash about, thresh, thresh about, toss

move or stir about violently

jiggle, joggle, wiggle

move to and fro

winnow

blow on

shiver, shudder, thrill, throb

tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement

palpitate, quake, quiver

shake with fast, tremulous movements

whip

thrash about flexibly in the manner of a whiplash

wag, waggle

move 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

toss

agitate

rile, roil

make turbid by stirring up the sediments of

poke

stir by poking

tumble

put clothes in a tumbling barrel, where they are whirled about in hot air, usually with the purpose of drying

whip, whisk

whip with or as if with a wire whisk

cream

make creamy by beating

muddle, puddle

make 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

Syn|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

bother

make nervous or agitated

pother

make upset or troubled

electrify

excite 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

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 FAMILY agitate: agitated, agitates, agitating, agitation, agitative, agitator+/agitated: agitatedly, unagitated/agitating: agitatingly/agitation: agitations/agitator: agitators USAGE EXAMPLES Yeah, 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 fan agitate the air tremble move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways quake, tremor shake with seismic vibrations palpitate cause to throb or beat rapidly convulse shake uncontrollably sparge agitate by introducing air or compressed gas shake up, succuss shake; especially (a patient to detect fluids or air in the body) concuss shake violently rattle shake and cause to make a rattling noise convulse, jactitate, slash, thrash, thrash about, thresh, thresh about, toss move or stir about violently jiggle, joggle, wiggle move to and fro winnow blow on shiver, shudder, thrill, throb tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement palpitate, quake, quiver shake with fast, tremulous movements whip thrash about flexibly in the manner of a whiplash wag, waggle move 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 toss agitate rile, roil make turbid by stirring up the sediments of poke stir by poking tumble put clothes in a tumbling barrel, where they are whirled about in hot air, usually with the purpose of drying whip, whisk whip with or as if with a wire whisk cream make creamy by beating muddle, puddle make 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 Syn\|Hyper budge, shift, stir move move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion 2 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 bother make nervous or agitated pother make upset or troubled electrify excite 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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