instigate

['instigeit]

vt.教唆, 怂恿, 煽动, 鼓动

例句与用法:

The economy is shrinking instead of growing.

经济正在萎缩而不是在增长中。

The shopkeeper gave us short weight: we got 7.5 kilos instead of 10 kilos.

店主给我们的分量不足: 应该10公斤我们只得到7.5公斤。

There is a growing tendency for people to work at home instead of in offices.

人们在家里而不是在办公室里工作的趋势日益增长。

I gave him advice instead of money.

我给了他忠告,而不是钱。

I made this cake specially, with brown sugar instead of white.

我特别地以红糖代替白糖做了这个蛋糕。



词形变化:

形容词: instigative | 名词: instigation | 动词过去式: instigated | 动词过去分词: instigated | 动词现在分词: instigating | 动词第三人称单数: instigates |

详细释义:

vt.

1. 唆使; 怂恿

2. 煽动, 挑动