instigate
instigate 英 [ˈɪnstɪgeɪt] 美 [ˈɪnstɪˌɡet]
vt. 唆使；煽动；教唆；怂恿
进行时:instigating 过去式:instigated 过去分词:instigated 第三人称单数:instigates 名词复数:instigates
- When you instigate something, you start it, but the word carries conflict with it. If you are suspended for wearing a political t-shirt, the incident might instigate days of protest by students and faculty.
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- vt. 唆使；煽动；教唆；怂恿
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1. Ross agreed that news reports are neither necessary nor sufficient to completely instigate a crime that otherwise would not have occurred.
罗斯同意，新闻报道，既无必要，也不足以完全煽动起一项否则就不会发生的犯罪。
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2. China objects to any violent actions and holds that "violence against violence" can not solve the issue, but will only instigate grudges and make things more complicated.
中国反对任何暴力活动，认为以暴易暴不仅解决不了任何问题，而且会激起更多的怨恨，使事态进一步复杂化。
- instigate (v.) 1540s, back-formation from instigation or else from Latin instigatus, past participle of instigare "to urge on, incite" (source also of French instiguer). Related: Instigated; instigates; instigating.
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