instigate

US [ˈɪnstɪˌɡeɪt]
UK [ˈɪnstɪɡeɪt]
  • v.煽动；鼓动；使（正式）开始；使发生
  • Web怂恿；教唆；唆使
Simple Present：instigates  Present Participle：instigating  Past Tense：instigated  

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instigate
v.
1.
~ sth
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。
2.
~ sth
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。

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AllAll,煽动煽动,鼓动鼓动,使开始使开始,使发生使发生,怂恿怂恿,教唆教唆,唆使唆使
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1.
Might any one with clear sense follow such a hollow man when he came out to instigate "three quits" ?
像这样一个丧家的臭皮囊，出来带头搞“三退”，哪一个理智健全的人会跟着他跑呢？
xiàng zhè yàng yī gè sàng jiā de chòu pí náng , chū lái dài tóu gǎo " sān tuì " , nǎ yī gè lǐ zhì jiàn quán de rén huì gēn zhe tā pǎo ne ?
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2.
one's opinion about politics, but if it was meant to instigate a rebellion, that was quite another pair of Boots.
一个人发表政见是可以的，但是如果再煽动叛乱，那就是另一回事了。
yī gè rén fā biǎo zhèng jiàn shì kě yǐ de , dàn shì rú guǒ zài shān dòng pàn luàn , nà jiù shì lìng yì huí shì le 。
dict.ebigear.com
3.
She had already become an early member of the National Autistic Society and soon began to instigate and fund research into the condition.
她很早就成为了全国孤独症协会的会员，并很快投入到针对孤独症发起的研究和筹措基金的活动中。
tā hěn zǎo jiù chéng wèi le quán guó gū dú zhèng xié huì de huì yuán , bìng hěn kuài tóu rù dào zhēn duì gū dú zhèng fā qǐ de yán jiū hé chóu cuò jī jīn de huó dòng zhōng 。
article.yeeyan.org
4.
Anyone suggesting there was an ethnic basis to riots was "trying to instigate tension between different ethnic groups" .
任何人认为暴乱活动涉及民族因素，都是在“企图在不同民族之间挑起紧张”。
rèn hé rén rèn wéi bào luàn huó dòng shè jí mín zú yīn sù , dōu shì zài " qǐ tú zài bù tóng mín zú zhī jiān tiǎo qǐ jǐn zhāng " 。
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5.
Flickr was also the beneficiary of a great amount of mainstream PR, even if they did not instigate it themselves.
Flickr也是搞好公共关系的受益者，即使他们自己本身并没有刻意为之。
Flickr yě shì gǎo hǎo gōng gòng guān xì de shòu yì zhě , jí shǐ tā men zì jǐ běn shēn bìng méi yǒu kè yì wèi zhī 。
article.yeeyan.org
6.
Ms Carroll said it was too soon to say whether she would instigate a second wave of restructuring at the company when she joined next year.
卡罗尔表示，至于她明年加入该公司后会否发起第二波重组行动，现在说来还为时尚早。
kǎ luó ěr biǎo shì , zhì yú tā míng nián jiā rù gāi gōng sī hòu huì fǒu fā qǐ dì èr bō chóng zǔ xíng dòng , xiàn zài shuō lái hái wèi shí shàng zǎo 。
www.ftchinese.com
7.
He also accused a minority of Red Shirt "terrorists" of trying to instigate more violence in the country.
他还指责少数的红衫军「恐怖分子」试图在该国激起更多的暴力行为。
tā hái zhǐ zé shǎo shù de hóng shān jūn 「 kǒng bù fèn zǐ 」 shì tú zài gāi guó jī qǐ gèng duō de bào lì xíng wéi 。
zh.globalvoicesonline.org
8.
In free kick scenarios, for instance, players can now instigate the runs of the players awaiting the ball in the penalty area.
就拿主罚任意球来说，球员能够指挥（队友）跑入禁区等待来球。
jiù ná zhǔ fá rèn yì qiú lái shuō , qiú yuán néng gòu zhǐ huī ( duì yǒu ) pǎo rù jìn qū děng dài lái qiú 。
bbs.zhibo8.com
9.
I'm not trying to instigate conflict here.
我写下这些东西并不是想激化矛盾。
wǒ xiě xià zhè xiē dōng xi bìng bú shì xiǎng jī huà máo dùn 。
chinese.wsj.com
10.
His object was to instigate a little rebellion on the part of the bishop.
他的目的是，在主教方面煽起一场小小的造反。
tā de mù dì shì , zài zhǔ jiào fāng miàn shān qǐ yī chǎng xiǎo xiǎo de zào fǎn 。
dict.veduchina.com
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