英语单词 | incite |
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英美音标 | [in'sait] |
中文释义 | vt.激动,煽动 |
vocab简明 | To incite is to cause to act or occur. Violent words can incite violent actions which, in turn, might incite public outcry against violence. |
vocab扩展 | Incite comes from a Latin verb meaning "to move into action" and if you incite someone to do something, that is exactly how to describe it. Usually it is used in a negative context. Radical and intolerant teachings can incite hatred in those who listen. And if a government restricts its people too much, it can incite unrest and rebellion in the population. |
真题原句 | The parliament also agreed to ban websites that “incite excessive thinness” by promoting extreme dieting. |
柯林斯星级 | ★☆☆☆☆ |
柯林斯解释 | 1 [VERB 动词]鼓动;煽动 If someone incites people to behave in a violent or illegal way, they encourage people to behave in that way, usually by making them excited or angry. [V n to-inf] [V n [V n]
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来源 | 2016.1 |
Tags: 单词::2016
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