instigate

英 [ˈɪnstɪɡeɪt]

美 [ˈɪnstɪɡeɪt]

v.  使(正式)开始; 使发生; 煽动; 唆使; 鼓动

过去分词：instigated　过去式：instigated　现在分词：instigating　复数：instigates　第三人称单数：instigates　

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Collins.1 / BNC.11605 / COCA.15639

牛津词典

verb

• 使（正式）开始；使发生
  to make sth start or happen, usually sth official
  1. The government has instigated a programme of economic reform.
     政府已实施了经济改革方案。
• 煽动；唆使；鼓动
  to cause sth bad to happen
  1. They were accused of instigating racial violence.
     他们被控煽动种族暴力。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 发起;促成;鼓动;唆使
  Someone whoinstigatesan event causes it to happen.
  1. Jenkinson instigated a refurbishment of the old gallery...
     詹金森促成了老美术馆的重新整修。
  2. The violence over the last forty-eight hours was instigated by ex-members of the secret police.
     过去 48 小时的暴力事件是在前秘密警察的煽动下爆发的。

英英释义

verb

• serve as the inciting cause of
  1. She prompted me to call my relatives
  Synonym:promptinspire
• provoke or stir up
  1. incite a riot
  2. set off great unrest among the people
  Synonym:inciteset offstir up

双语例句

• She is threatening to instigate criminal proceedings against her former employers.
  她威胁说要向原来的雇主提起刑事诉讼。
• Their function is to pass judgment on the merit of the protest and instigate required actions from the RC and OC to take remedial action to rectify any refereeing procedure found to contravene the rules.
  他们的功能是裁决抗议的是非曲直以及依裁判委员会（rc）和组织委员会（oc）的要求下执行补救的行动以纠正任何违反规则的仲裁。
• Some even warned me they would instigate a boycott of my books if I came.
  有些人甚至警告我，如果我来，他们就会策划抵制我的书。
• However, there has always been one tried and true way to instigate change: raise awareness.
  然而，终归还是有个值得一试的正确办法：提升认知。
• The parrot also tries many times to instigate other "inmates" to escape with it in vain.
  葵花还屡次教唆其它鹦鹉一起逃跑，均未遂。
• To instigate studies and actions to overcome quality and safety problems, to reduce waste and improve team performance.
  鼓励研究和行动来克服质量和安全问题，减少浪费和促进小组工作绩效。
• Instigate legal proceedings on behalf of any member of the Association or anybody in the motion picture industry against any infringement of copyright or other rights.
  代表协会会员或业内其他人士对侵犯版权或其他权利者进行法律诉讼。
• In present globalization, how do we create architecture that can engage in cultural differences and instigate ecstatic cultural encounters?
  在全球化的今天，如何塑造能在深层次上超越文化差异并激发文化碰撞的建筑？
• Technology can enable this change but cannot, by itself, instigate and sustain it.
  技术能帮助这样的改变，但是其本身不能引起和维持这样的改变。
• He has a way of dominating a midfield, almost unnoticed at times, but his work rate and ability to instigate a counter attack is invaluable.
  他站在中场，有时不那么引人注目，但是他的效率和组织进攻的能力是不会被忽视的。