agitation

英 [ˌædʒɪˈteɪʃn]

美 [ˌædʒɪˈteɪʃn]

n.  焦虑不安; 忧虑; 烦乱; 骚动; 煽动; 鼓动; (液体的)搅动，摇动

复数：agitations　

CET6TOEFLIELTSTEM8化学

BNC.8673 / COCA.12905

牛津词典

noun

• 焦虑不安；忧虑；烦乱
  worry and anxiety that you show by behaving in a nervous way
  1. Dot arrived in a state of great agitation.
     多特到达时十分焦虑不安。
• 骚动；煽动；鼓动
  public protest in order to achieve political change
  1. widespread agitation for social reform
     要求社会改革的大骚动
• （液体的）搅动，摇动
  the act of stirring or shaking a liquid

柯林斯词典

• See also:Danny returned to Father's house in a state of intense agitation...Diane lit a cigarette, trying to mask her agitation.agitate

英英释义

noun

• the act of agitating something
• disturbance usually in protest
  Synonym:excitementturmoilupheavalhullabaloo
• the feeling of being agitated
• a state of agitation or turbulent change or development
  1. the political ferment produced new leadership
  2. social unrest
  Synonym:fermentfermentationtempestuousnessunrest
• a mental state of extreme emotional disturbance

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