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

• Many years 'development experiences on information systems in materials dispatching domain and continuous considerations in complexity foment us thinking about the more general logistic systems. As a result, the concept of Complex Logistics ( CL) is proposed.
  在物资调运领域多年的信息系统开发经历，以及对系统复杂性的关注，引发了我们对更为一般的物流系统的思考，并最终提出了复杂物流系统的概念。
• 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。
• The song was banned on the grounds that it might foment racial tension.
  那首歌因为可能激化种族间的紧张关系被禁止了。
• 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。
• Foment discord, ill feeling, civil disorder, etc.
  引起不和、恶感、内乱等。
• In the past, while we were fighting strenuously for peace and unity, they were doing all they could to foment civil war and splits.
  当我们过去力争和平统一的时候，他们就竭力挑拨内战和分裂。
• Treatment of cervix vertebra disease with extradural block complicated with massage and foment and traction Supplemental drugs used in epidural block
  颈部硬膜外麻醉的应用颈部硬膜外阻滞加按摩、热敷牵引治疗颈椎病
• A deadly mix of falling prices and high leverage could foment a "debt-deflation" of the type first described by Irving Fisher, an American economist, in1933.
  1933年美国经济学家艾文费希尔首先提出债务通缩的概念，它是由价格下跌和高杠杆相互作用所产生的致命结果。
• In the developing world, faster-than-expected recoveries and rising interest rates could foment a vicious carry trade.
  在发展中国家，复苏速度快于预期以及利率日益攀升，可能引发恶意套利交易。