[VERB 动词]煽动；鼓动；抗议 If people agitate for something, they protest or take part in political activity in order to get it.
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The women who worked in these mills had begun to agitate for better conditions.
在这些工厂里做工的妇女们开始抗议要求改善工作条件。
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At least seventy students were injured in the continuing agitation against the decision.
至少有70名学生在反对该决定的持续抗争中受伤。
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[VERB 动词]搅动；摇动 If you agitate something, you shake it so that it moves about.
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All you need to do is gently agitate the water with a finger or paintbrush...
你只需要用手指或刷子轻轻地搅动水。
Its molecules can be agitated by microwave energy.
微波能量可以使其分子随之运动。
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Temperature is a measure of the agitation of the molecules of matter.
温度是物质分子运动的一个计量单位。
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[VERB 动词]使焦虑；使狂躁不安 If something agitates you, it worries you and makes you unable to think clearly or calmly.
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The thought of them getting her possessions when she dies agitates her.
一想到他们可能会在她死后得到她的财产，她就心绪不安。
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agi·tate/ˈædʒɪteɪt; NAmEˈædʒɪteɪt/verb1[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
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agitate(for/against sth) ◆political groups agitating for social change鼓吹社会变革的政治团体agitateto 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。2[transitive ]agitatesb to make sb feel angry, anxious or nervous 激怒；使不安；使激动3[transitive ]agitatesth ( technical 术语) to make sth, especially a liquid, move around by stirring or shaking it 搅动，摇动（液体等）agitateagitatesagitatedagitatingagi·tate/ˈædʒɪteɪt; NAmEˈædʒɪteɪt/
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agitatea‧gi‧tate /ˈædʒɪteɪt/ verb
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1[intransitive] to argue strongly in public for something you want, especially a political or social changeagitate for/against unions agitating for higher payagitate 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
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