agitation
英 [ædʒɪ'teɪʃ(ə)n]
美 [,ædʒɪ'teʃən]
英文词源
- agitation (n.)
- 1560s, "mental tossing to and fro," from French agitation, from Latin agitationem (nominative agitatio) "motion, agitation," noun of action from past participle stem of agitare "move to and fro," frequentative of agere in its sense of "to drive" (see act (n.)).
双语例句
- 1. Danny returned to Father's house in a state of intense agitation.
- 丹尼回到神父的房子时显得极为焦虑不安。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. Temperature is a measure of the agitation of the molecules of matter.
- 温度是物质分子运动的一个计量单位。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. Diane lit a cigarette, trying to mask her agitation.
- 黛安娜点燃一根香烟，试图掩饰她的焦躁不安。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. Dot arrived in a state of great agitation.
- 多特到达时十分焦虑不安。
来自《权威词典》
- 5. Small shopkeepers carried on a long agitation against the big department stores.
- 小店主们长期以来一直在煽动人们反对大型百货商店.
来自《简明英汉词典》