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

• 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。
• Jenkinson instigated a refurbishment of the old gallery
  詹金森促成了老美术馆的重新整修。
• Do you think Hong Kong people have a responsibility to instigate economic development in China?
  你觉得香港人有冇责任推动中国既经济发展？
• If you tell them that you don't know where you're going, or that you're just wandering about randomly, you might instigate a bit of distress in the heart of your new Balinese friend.
  你若告诉他们不知道自己要去哪里，或只是漫无目的到处走，你的巴厘新朋友将感到窘迫。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Some, whenever they see any good to be done, or evil to be remedied, would willingly instigate the government to undertake the business;
  有些人看到有什么好事要做，或者有什么灾祸要救，就情愿唆使政府去担负这个任务；
• 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。
• 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。