1. vi & vt.激烈争论；鼓励，煽动　argue strongly for sth you want, especially for changes in a law, in social conditions, etc.
2. vt.激怒；使激动　make sb feel angry, anxious or nervous
3. vt.搅动；摇动（液体等）make sth especially a liquid move around by stirring or shaking it

　～ one's fan　扇扇子
　～ cement　搅拌水泥
　～ the antiapartheid question　热烈讨论反种族隔离问题

　They were agitating against reform.　他们鼓动反对进行改革。
　As a young man, he had agitated against the Vietnam war.　作为一个年轻人，他强烈反对越南战争。
　That group is agitating against higher taxes.　那群人发起反对增税的运动。
　The paper agitated for better housing.　这家报纸鼓吹要改善住房条件。
　They agitated strongly for better conditions for pensioners.　他们强烈要求为领取养老金的人提供更好的条件。
　The workers were agitating for higher wages.　工人们鼓动着要求加薪。
　Her family are agitating to have her transferred to a prison in the UK.　她的家人正多方游说把她转到英国监狱。
　He has rich experience in agitating the people.　他有宣传鼓动人们的丰富经验。
　Anti-slavery leaders agitated the question of slavery for many years.　反对奴隶制的领袖们就奴隶制问题进行了多年的激烈争论。
　Her speech agitated the crowd.　她的演说使群众情绪激动。
　I don't want to agitate him unduly.　我不想让他过分焦急。
　This remark seemed to agitate her guest.　这句话似乎激怒了她的客人。
　The news will only agitate him—let's wait till tomorrow to tell him.　这消息只会使他不安——让我们等到明天再告诉他。
　The wind agitated the leaves of trees.　风吹动树叶。
　The hurricane winds agitated the sea.　阵阵飓风掀起惊涛骇浪。
　A mixer agitates the cement until it is ready to pour.　搅拌器搅拌水泥，直至可以用来灌注。
　Agitate the mixture to dissolve the powder.　搅动混合剂使粉末溶化。
　Ella pours in the chemicals and begins agitating the tank.　埃拉倒进化学制剂，然后用力搅动桶里的液体。
　Pour the powder into the solution and agitate it until the powder has dissolved.　将粉末倒入溶液并摇动，真到粉末溶解。
　I was agitated at the news.　这个消息使我焦虑不安。
　Uncle Jack seems strangely agitated.　杰克大叔似乎很奇怪地坐立不安。
　She was much agitated by his sudden appearance at the party.　她因他突然出现在聚会上而甚感不安。
　She was deeply agitated until she learnt that her husband was safe.　她一直深感不安，直到得知她丈夫得救的消息才放心。
　He became quite agitated when he was asked about his criminal past.　当问到他过去犯罪的历史时，他变得十分焦虑不安。
　The tree was agitated violently by the wind.　风使树摇晃得厉害。

 ♣ agitate, disturb, perturb, upset
　参见disturb条。
 ♣ agitate for, advocate, air, preach
　参见preach条。
　

　［派生词］ agitated adj.焦虑不安的；激动的‖agitation n.焦虑不安；忧虑；烦乱‖agitator n.（政治上的）煽动者，鼓动者
　［同义词］ excite, shake, disturb, upset
　［反义词］ calm, quiet