詞彙精選：agitate的用法和辨析

一、詳細釋義：

v.

攪動，搖動 [T]

例句：

Pour the powder into the solution and agitate it until the powder has dissolved.

將粉末倒入溶液並搖動，直到粉末溶解。

例句：

Ella pours in the chemicals and begins agitating the tank.

埃拉倒進化學制劑，然後用力攪動桶裏的液體。

鼓動，煽動 [I,T]

例句：

They were agitating against reform.

他們鼓動反對進行改革。

例句：

The paper agitated for better housing.

這家報紙鼓吹要改善住房條件。

使不安，使激動 [T]

例句：

Her speech agitated the crowd.

她的演說使羣衆情緒激動。

例句：

I was agitated at the news.

這個消息使我焦慮不安。

二、詞義辨析：

upset,agitate,disturb,perturb

這些動詞均有“使不安，使心煩意亂”之意。upset最普通，最通俗用詞，側重失去精神上的平靜，心理上完全喪失平衡。agitate側重指內心的焦慮，難於控制，表露於外。disturb指因某人的行動、擾亂、妨礙安靜等而使人不得安寧。perturb書面語用詞，指使人焦急煩惱，擾得心情不安。

三、參考例句：

Agitate the mixture to dissolve the powder.

攪動混合物而使粉末溶化。

Agitate the green liquor in the dissolving tank relevantly.

適當攪拌溶解槽中的綠液。

They sent agents to agitate the local people.

他們派遣情報人員煽動當地的民衆。

Pour the powder into the solution and agitate it until the powder has dissolved.

將粉末倒入溶液並搖動，直到粉末溶解。

A small but influential minority of public leaders continued to agitate for entrance into the League of Nations.

人數不多但很有影響的一羣少數派大衆領袖繼續鼓動加入國際聯盟。