foment

英 [fəʊˈment]

美 [foʊˈment]

v.  挑起，激起，煽动(事端或暴力)

现在分词：fomenting　过去分词：fomented　过去式：fomented　复数：foments　第三人称单数：foments　

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BNC.24306 / COCA.22862

牛津词典

verb

• 挑起，激起，煽动（事端或暴力）
  to create trouble or violence or make it worse
  1. They accused him of fomenting political unrest.
     他们指控他煽动政治动乱。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 煽动，助长(事端或暴力)
  If someone or somethingfomentstrouble or violent opposition, they cause it to develop.
  1. They accused strike leaders of fomenting violence.
     他们指责罢工领导人煽动暴力。

英英释义

verb

• bathe with warm water or medicated lotions
  1. His legs should be fomented
• try to stir up public opinion
  Synonym:agitatestir up

双语例句

• It was a case of the reactionaries inside a socialist country, in league with the imperialists, attempting to achieve their conspiratorial aims by taking advantage of contradictions among the people to foment dissension and stir up disorder.
  社会主义国家内部的反动派同帝国主义者互相勾结，利用人民内部的矛盾，挑拨离间，兴风作浪，企图实现他们的阴谋。
• Foment discord, ill feeling, civil disorder, etc.
  引起不和、恶感、内乱等。
• Theres no reason why we cant continue to foment high-level development.
  我们没有理由不继续促进高水平的发展。
• They accused strike leaders of fomenting violence.
  他们指责罢工领导人煽动暴力。
• In the 19th century, European regimes resented London for hosting exiled radicals trying to foment revolution across the continent.
  19世纪，欧洲一些政权憎恨伦敦，就是因为它接纳了企图在整个欧洲大陆煽动革命的流亡激进分子。
• There is one, that's for sure! The devil alone can foment murders! Don't forget that, and be careful!
  可以肯定，有一个魔鬼！这个魔鬼可以制造凶案。别忘了这个，小心一些！
• The still-simmering possibility of previously unthinkable defaults by west European states continues to foment uncertainty.
  西欧国家的违约在以前是不可想象的，现如今，这种随时可能爆发的可能性则持续滋生着不确定性。
• If particular care and attention is not paid to the ladies we are determined to foment a rebellion, and will not hold ourselves bound by any laws in which we have no voice, or representation.
  如果我们这方面不特别小心注意，一定就会酿出一场灾难，也没办法让自己立于任何法律的保障之下，因为在那里面可没有我们说话的份儿、有代表我们的人。
• 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？
• I have written the book to try and help foment the various national conversations that must be had around the world about getting our fiscal houses ( and sanity) in order.
  我写的书，试图帮助挑起的，必须围绕关于恢复国内秩序的（和理智）财政房子世界有各种国家的对话。