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　

TOEFLGRETEM8法律

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

• A HANDFUL of professors at Stanford, sensitive to the exploitative potential of graduate school but convinced of its value, are trying to instigate meaningful change.
  在斯坦福大学，一些教授敏锐地意识到研究生院的开发潜力，但坚信它的价值。他们目前正尝试着鼓动有意义的变革。
• 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？
• When those responsible coerce or induce others or instigate persons under the age of eighteen to violate the administration of public security;
  （二）胁迫、诱骗他人或者教唆不满十八岁的人违反治安管理的；
• The Chinese football officer will instigate the Australia team join the Europe football scopes.
  中国足球官员将冇澳大利亚队加入欧洲足球的范畴。
• Such humans will be natural assistants to those in leadership positions to develop, instigate and oversee new forms of governance that are unity based.
  这些人将是那些领导者的天生助手，来发展、励和监控基于统一的统辖新形式。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The flow of control for the framework is quite simple: Instigate a synchronous REST-based service call using Ajax from the mashup to a server-side Ajax-savvy Java servlet.
  框架的控制流程十分简单：从mashup到服务器端Ajax-savvyJavaservlet使用Ajax来实现基于同步REST的服务调用。
• 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。