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英语单词 instigate
英美音标 英 ['ɪnstɪɡeɪt] 美 ['ɪnstɪɡeɪt]
中文释义 vt.教唆;怂恿;煽动;鼓动
英语例句 (1) They instigated him to the evil deed.
(2) He wouldn't throw the rock if that boy did not instigate him.
(3) He instigated the ending of a free working lunch in the company.
(4) He accused union leaders of instigating the disturbances.
中文例句 (1) 他们教唆他做坏事。
(2) 要不是那些男孩子怂恿他,他不会扔那块石头。
(3) 他煽动取消公司的免费工作午餐。
(4) 他指责工会领导鼓动骚乱。
vocabulary简明 When you instigate something, you start it, but the word carries conflict with it. If you are suspended for wearing a political t-shirt, the incident might instigate days of protest by students and faculty.
vocabulary扩展 Instigate comes from the Latin word instigare "to incite." People who are instigators often begin trouble but then back off and let others break the rules. If you instigate a food fight in the cafeteria, you might throw the first spoonful of mashed potatoes, but then you stop and let all the other students carry on the chaos. When something is instigated, the outcome tends to be unknown. The plan you instigate might not lead to the desired result.
柯林斯解释
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[VERB 动词]发起;促成;鼓动;唆使 Someone who instigates an event causes it to happen.
  [V n]
  • Jenkinson instigated a refurbishment of the old gallery...

    詹金森促成了老美术馆的重新整修。

  • The violence over the last forty-eight hours was instigated by ex-members of the secret police.

    过去 48 小时的暴力事件是在前秘密警察的煽动下爆发的。

instigation
  • The talks are taking place at the instigation of Germany...

    德国推动了会谈的开启。

  • At Kukhar's instigation he joined the restaurant as an apprentice chef.

    在库哈里的鼓动下,他到餐馆做了厨师学徒。

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