instigate meaning in English
vt.
教唆,煽动,唆使;挑起,发动(战争),策划。 instigate sb. to do sth. 唆使某人做某事。 instigate a rebellion 煽动叛乱。 instigate a strike 煽动罢工。
n.
-gator
唆使者,煽动者。
Examples
- He always instigates the boy to do evil .
他总是鼓动那孩子做坏事。 - He instigated the revolt .
他策动了这次叛乱。 - His object was to instigate a little rebellion on the part of the bishop .
他的目的是,在主教方面煽起一场小小的造反。 - Dearest marianne, who but himself? by whom can he have been instigated ?
最亲爱的玛丽安,除了他还有谁呢?难道谁会唆使他这么做? - The german naval staff were in hearty accord with all the postponements; indeed, they instigated them .
德国海军参谋部打心眼里赞成所有这几次延期;事实上,延期是他们从中怂恿的。