1Make (someone) troubled or nervous.

想到审问托比他就极度不安。

1. 1.1no object Campaign to arouse public concern about an issue in the hope of prompting action.
   鼓动，煽动
   they agitated for a reversal of the decision

   他们鼓动要撤销决定。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • Reporting back, he agitated for reform, so troubled was he by the abuses he had uncovered.
   • We all know what a difficult road this is and many of us have agitated for substantial improvements to it.
   • Who, in fact, were the actors who agitated for a naked public square, and what were the grievances or desired benefits that drove their activism?
   • Behind the scenes, she agitated for parity with the male stars of the Paris Opera and for a say in how the company was managed.
   • In September 1941 he agitated for reform, pointing out the problems of producing work that was effective and up-to-date.
   • They agitated for American independence and the abolishment of slavery in the United States.
   • They also agitated for free speech and assembly, the liberation of political prisoners and for the abolition of grain requisitioning.
   • They agitated for ‘national’ interests only as long as they could camouflage their own interests as nationalist.
   • They seemed generally wary of taking ‘political’ stances on issues and preferred to cooperate with rather than agitate against the re-emerging government.
   • Great credit is to neighbour James Whelan who agitated for years for those lights, he held meetings in his house and made a great effort, so thanks to James we have a lovely bright cross.
   • He would never finish higher than sixth in the league with West Ham; and although he periodically agitated for a move to Spurs, the West Ham board always insisted on him staying.
   • ‘I've remorselessly agitated for a full public inquiry but the powers that be have just kicked me into touch so to speak,’ he said.
   • But her reporting is most powerful when recounting the isolated voices within the establishment who agitated for intervention.
   • Subsequently, with other intellectuals, he agitated for political and social change, earning a reputation as a mild radical and socialist.
   • There he agitated for free speech.
   • They agitated for loan deals to get some games and are likely to want some guarantees as to appearances.
   • She has agitated for a better senior center south of Interstate 90 since the early 1990s.
   • The bigger clubs could even win their long-sought prize of negotiating their own television deals - something Celtic and Rangers have agitated for in the past.
   • Cabramatta was a community of ordinary people like that old man, who recognised the problems of drugs and organised crime in their community and spoke up and agitated for change.
   • It has agitated for better sex education in order to reduce the number of teenage pregnancies and the spread of venereal diseases.

   Synonyms

   campaign, strive, battle, fight, struggle, crusade, push, press
2. 1.2 Stir or disturb (something, especially a liquid) briskly.
   搅动（某物，尤指液体）
   agitate the water to disperse the oil

   搅动水使油散开。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • With a semisolid or solid manure storage, manure can be hauled when ever time allows without planning ahead to agitate the storage as is required with liquid storages.
   • This crust helps control odors and should not be disturbed until the waste is agitated, just prior to field spreading.
   • Filler can settle out of suspension, requiring the material to be stirred or agitated before and after it is removed from the container.
   • It is soluble in water, which means, before conducting atmosphere readings in tanks and void spaces, any residual water will need to be agitated or mopped up.
   • The dress must be basically washable in warm water & able to be agitated at least somewhat for uniform dyeing.
   • In some management systems, agitating the liquid in pits has greatly reduced fly breeding.
   • Cuvette temperature was controlled by a circulating water bath, and the contents were continuously agitated by a magnetic stirring bar.
   • The plants were thoroughly washed by adding water to the bags and agitating them vigorously for 1 min.
   • Boiling also agitates the water, increasing the amount of foam.
   • Pigs and cattle have died when liquid manure stored in pits under slotted floors was agitated.
   • In the morning, agitate the water with a toilet brush and flush.
   • The lead within the condensers is constantly agitated so as to produce lead droplets, onto which the zinc vapour condenses.
   • This was done by gently agitating each sample in a bucket of water and decanting the floating charcoal into a .5 mm geologic screen or into .3 mm fine mesh.
   • A pump inside the tank agitates the water, to ensure that the ice doesn't get too cold, and that the crystals produced remain on the small side.
   • To prevent steam bubbles forming soft spots, a water quenching bath should be agitated.
   • The possible source of the SARS virus in that epidemic was agitated sewage water.
   • She agitates the water and then places the cup on the middle of the plastic platform.
   • As he had mentioned to Vanessa, they needed a really good blow to agitate the sea, stir up its bed and move larger objects to the surface.
   • Be sure the entire tank is agitated and mixed before spraying.
   • During and after settling, care should be taken not to agitate the water.

   Synonyms

   stir, whisk, beat, churn, shake, toss, blend, whip, whip up, fold, roil, jolt, disturb