agitation
UK/.ædʒi'teiʃәn/US
IELTSTOEFLB2
Definitions
n.
A state of anxiety or nervous excitement
焦虑不安，激动
n.
Public campaigning to stir up support or unrest
鼓动，煽动
n.
The act of stirring or shaking something briskly
搅动，摇动
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedFrom agitare ('to keep driving'), the frequentative of agere. That repeated driving runs through all three senses: shaking a liquid (physical), stirring up a crowd (political), and a mind churned into unrest (emotional). One motion, three arenas.
Root ag still carries 21 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.in a state of agitation处于焦躁状态
- 2.political agitation政治鼓动
- 3.signs of agitation焦躁的迹象
Example Sentences
- 1.
She paced the room in a state of agitation.
- 2.
Years of political agitation finally won them the vote.
- 3.
Gentle agitation helps the powder dissolve.