Roil



GRE 蓝宝 Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• v. 搅浑, 激怒
• ［英］ 搅浑, 激怒 ( to make upset)
• ［类］ 反义词: settle ( 使稳定) ; clarify ( 澄清) ; appease ( 安抚) roisterern. 喝酒喧哗者 roisterer : carouse / recluse : withdraw ( 喝酒喧哗者喜欢狂欢作乐 / 隐士喜欢隐居)

Webster Collegiate

verb

• Etymology: origin unknown
• Date: 1590
• transitive verb
  • 1.
    • a. to make turbid by stirring up the sediment or dregs of
    • b. to stir up ; disturb, disorder <changes that have roiled the country>
  • 2. rile 1
• intransitive verb
  • to move turbulently <a roiling sea> ; be in a state of turbulence or agitation<conflicting emotions roiling inside her>

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