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

• At the best of times, "reform" is a sloppy word used to mean "good change", a convenient sanctuary for politicians unwilling to concede that not every new law they instigate is beneficial.
  在最有利的情况下，“改革”是个用于表示“良好变革”的一个糟糕用词，对于不愿意承认自己推动的新法律并非全部有益的政治家而言，它是个方便的托辞。
• 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。
• 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。
• It was all very fine to utter one's opinion about politics, but if it was meant to instigate a rebellion, that was quite another pair of boots.
  一个人发表政见是可以的，但是如果再煽动叛乱，那就是另一回事了。
• It violates company's regulation to conflict or instigate other staff publicly;
  公开抵触或煽动其他员工违反公司规定；
• 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；
• 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。
• 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。
• He wouldn't throw the rock if that boy did not instigate him.
  要不是那些男孩子怂恿他，他不会扔那块石头。
• 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。