单词	agitate
释义	agitatea‧gi‧tate /ˈædʒɪteɪt/ verb Word Origin WORD ORIGINagitate Origin: 1500-1600 Latin past participle of agitare, from agere; ➔ AGENT Verb Table VERB TABLE agitate Simple Form Present I, you, we, they agitate he, she, it agitates Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they agitated Present perfect I, you, we, they have agitated he, she, it has agitated Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had agitated Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will agitate Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have agitated Continuous Form Present I am agitating he, she, it is agitating you, we, they are agitating Past I, he, she, it was agitating you, we, they were agitating Present perfect I, you, we, they have been agitating he, she, it has been agitating Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been agitating Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be agitating Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been agitating Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Mix the two solutions together and agitate the bottle. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Ceremonial and precedence notably lost most of the power to agitate rulers and governments which they had hitherto possessed. He loses his train of thought; this agitates him. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorto make something shake► shake to make something move up and down or from side to side with small quick movements: · Shake the bottle before you open it.· She shook the blanket to get rid of all the dust.· The huge explosion shook houses up to five miles away. ► make something shake to make a place or object shake - use this especially about loud noises or strong movements or explosions: · The music was so loud that it made the floor shake.· Every time a train passed it made the whole house shake. ► give something a shake especially British to hold something and shake it a few times: · I gave the box a shake to see if there was anything inside.· Martha took the tablecloth outside and gave it a good shake. ► agitate to shake a liquid quickly - use this especially in technical or scientific contexts: · Mix the two solutions together and agitate the bottle.· WORD SETS► Groupings agitate, verbagitation, nounagitator, nounbipartisan, adjectivebipartite, adjectivebloc, nounBolshevik, nouncapitalism, nouncentrist, adjectivecoalition, nouncommie, nouncommunism, nouncommunist, nouncommunist, adjectiveCon, confederacy, nounconfederate, nounconfederation, nouncongress, nounconservatism, nounDem., disloyal, adjectivedissident, noundivide, verbdivisive, adjectivefascism, nounfascist, nounfederal, adjectivefederate, verbfederation, nounfront, nounginger group, nounhegemony, nounheterodox, adjectiveIndependent, nouninfighting, nouninterest group, nounIRA, nounIron Curtain, the, Lab, Labour, nounleftie, nounleftist, adjectiveleft-of-centre, adjectiveleft-wing, adjectivelefty, nounLib Dem, nounLiberal, nounLiberal Democrats, nounLiberal Party, loyalist, nounLuddite, nounmachine, nounmajority leader, nounminority leader, nounmoderate, adjectivemoderate, nounmonarchist, nounmovement, nounnationalism, nounnationalist, adjectivenationalist, nounNazi, nounneutral, adjectivenon-partisan, adjectivepalace revolution, nounparamilitary, adjectivepartisan, adjectivepartisan, nounparty, nounparty political, adjectiveparty politics, nounpinko, nounpro-, prefixpro-choice, adjectiveR, rabble-rousing, nounradical, nounrally, nounreactionary, adjectiverealign, verbrebel, nounrebellion, nounrebellious, adjectivered, adjectivered, nounrepublican, nounrevolt, nounrevolt, verbrevolutionary, adjectiverevolutionary, nounrightist, adjectiveright-of-centre, adjectiveright-wing, adjectiveroyalist, nounseparatist, nounspecial interest group, nounsplinter group, nounsplit, verbsubcommittee, nounsubversion, nounsuffragette, nounsympathizer, nounsympathy, nountendency, nounTory, nounTrotskyite, nountrue-blue, adjectiveUnionist, nounuprising, nounWhig, nounwing, noun Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSVERB► become · While she was identifying these predators in the encyclopedia, Ruby became noticeably paler and agitated.· Hers is a one-in-a-million case which results in her turning blue and stopping breathing whenever she becomes excited or agitated.· It becomes visibly agitated around the mouth of its entrance.· As soon as Oufkir appeared, Ben Barka realised his number was up and became extremely agitated.· Feeley, however, became extremely agitated.· After the first few sentences he became bewildered, agitated, thunder-struck.· While he was pleading I noticed the young black woman was becoming agitated. 1[intransitive] to argue strongly in public for something you want, especially a political or social changeagitate for/against unions agitating for higher payagitate to do something His family are agitating to get him freed.2[transitive] formal to make someone feel anxious, upset, and nervous:  I must warn you that any mention of Clare agitates your grandmother.3[transitive] technical to shake or mix a liquid quickly
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