foment
foment 英 [fəʊˈment] 美 [foʊˈment]
vt. 煽动；挑起；热敷
进行时:fomenting 过去式:fomented 过去分词:fomented 第三人称单数:foments 名词复数:foments
- Stand outside the school cafeteria passing out flyers with nutritional details on school food, and you may foment a revolution––foment means stirring up something undesirable, such as trouble.
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- vt. 煽动；挑起；热敷
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1. But does it contribute to robust public discussion or, instead, foment hatred and promote conflict?
但是，这样做是有助于推动活跃的公共讨论，还是会煽动仇恨和助长冲突?
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2. There are no known active domestic terrorist groups or issues likely to foment terrorism in Swaziland. Nor are international terrorists likely to harbour intent to target the country.
在斯威士兰国内并没有已知的恐怖组织或恐怖事件可能会挑起恐怖主义，也没有国际恐怖分子意欲将该国作为其目标。
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3. By early 1858, he had succeeded in enlisting a small "army" of insurrectionists whose mission was to foment rebellion among the slaves.
到1858年初，他成功组建起一支由暴动者组成的小型“部队”，目标是在黑奴中煽动起义。
- foment (v.) early 15c., "apply hot liquids," from Old French fomenter "apply hot compress (to a wound)" (13c.), from Late Latin fomentare, from Latin fomentum "warm application, poultice," contraction of *fovimentum, from fovere "to warm; cherish, encourage" (see fever). Extended sense of "stimulate, instigate" (1620s), on the notion of "encourage the growth of," as if by heat, probably was taken from French. Related: Fomented; fomenting.
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