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Agitate 重点词汇 V 扰乱 摇摆 Move Means Drive

Front agitate
Pron ['ædʒɪteɪt]
Back 【AGITATE】
We thought that the bad news would upset Tom, but it didn't seem to agitate him.
我们认为这个坏消息会困扰汤姆,但它似乎并没有扰乱他。
【重点词汇】
agitate v. 1. 扰乱 2. 摇摆
【AGITATE】
The slightest wind agitates the leaves of the trees.
极轻的风使树上的叶子摆动起来。
【重点词汇】
agitate v. 1. 扰乱 2. 摇摆
Vocab
agitatemove or cause to move back and forth

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.

All forms of 'agitate' will appear on average once every 178 pages.
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