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　

TOEFLGRE

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。
• According to the Putin world-view, the Americans and the Europeans deliberately took advantage of a period of Russian weakness in the 1990s, to betray promises and to enlarge Nato up to the borders of Russia, and then to foment anti-Russian colour revolutions in Ukraine and Georgia.
  按照普京的世界观，美国和欧洲蓄意利用上世纪90年代俄罗斯国力疲弱的那段时期，背弃承诺、将北约东扩到俄罗斯边境，随后又在乌克兰和格鲁吉亚煽起反俄的颜色革命。
• Foment discord, ill feeling, civil disorder, etc.
  引起不和、恶感、内乱等。
• 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
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• For one thing, high fuel prices can foment unrest, Burma being the latest case.
  首先，燃油价格高企可能会引发动荡，缅甸就是最新的例证。
• 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。
• 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！