instigate
英 [ˈɪnstɪɡeɪt]
美 [ˈɪnstɪɡeɪt]
v. 使(正式)开始; 使发生; 煽动; 唆使; 鼓动
过去分词:instigated 过去式:instigated 现在分词:instigating 复数:instigates 第三人称单数:instigates
Collins.1 / BNC.11605 / COCA.15639
牛津词典
verb
- 使(正式)开始;使发生
to make sth start or happen, usually sth official- The government has instigated a programme of economic reform.
政府已实施了经济改革方案。
- The government has instigated a programme of economic reform.
- 煽动;唆使;鼓动
to cause sth bad to happen- They were accused of instigating racial violence.
他们被控煽动种族暴力。
- They were accused of instigating racial violence.
柯林斯词典
- VERB 发起;促成;鼓动;唆使
Someone whoinstigatesan event causes it to happen.- 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。
- Jenkinson instigated a refurbishment of the old gallery...
英英释义
verb
- serve as the inciting cause of
- She prompted me to call my relatives
- provoke or stir up
- incite a riot
- set off great unrest among the people
双语例句
- The Chinese football officer will instigate the Australia team join the Europe football scopes.
中国足球官员将冇澳大利亚队加入欧洲足球的范畴。 - In free kick scenarios, for instance, players can now instigate the runs of the playersawaiting the ball in the penalty area.
就拿主罚任意球来说,玩家现在可以预先让球员跑进禁区等待机会。 - The structure is deliberately articulated in modulation to instigate activity in every form that his two-dimensional canvas can provide.
金东囿在画布上无所不用其极,刻意调控各种绘画手法,在平面的结构里三番四次挑起活动。 - She is threatening to instigate criminal proceedings against her former employers.
她威胁说要向原来的雇主提起刑事诉讼。 - 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。 - It would not prove worthwhile to instigate an attack.
鼓动进攻将会证明是不值得的。 - If you tell them that you don't know where you're going, or that you're just wandering about randomly, you might instigate a bit of distress in the heart of your new Balinese friend.
你若告诉他们不知道自己要去哪里,或只是漫无目的到处走,你的巴厘新朋友将感到窘迫。 - A HANDFUL of professors at Stanford, sensitive to the exploitative potential of graduate school but convinced of its value, are trying to instigate meaningful change.
在斯坦福大学,一些教授敏锐地意识到研究生院的开发潜力,但坚信它的价值。他们目前正尝试着鼓动有意义的变革。 - Lastly, financial aid reflects the idea of two-way communication and self-help, emphasizing on the long-run of finance usage, and instigate impoverished families to regenerate financial assets.
五是经济援助体现了双向、自助的理念,更注重资金使用的长效机制,促进贫困学生家庭产生资金再生能力。 - Instigate a strike, strike action, etc
煽动罢工、罢工行动等