instigating
present participle ofinstigate
| 单词 | instigating |
| 释义 | instigating present participle ofinstigate instigate verb[T] formaluk/ˈɪn.stɪ.ɡeɪt/us/ˈɪn.stə.ɡeɪt/tocauseaneventorsituationtohappenby making a set ofactionsor aformalprocessbegin: Thegovernmentwill instigate newmeasurestocombatterrorism. Therevoltin thenorthisbelievedto have been instigated by ahigh-rankinggeneral. Causing things to happen
Examplesofinstigatinginstigating In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. They pursued a two-pronged strategy of stimulating # local protests whileinstigatinginternational opposition. From theCambridge English Corpus However, blind infants' dependency on others forinstigatingjoint attention does not indicate passivity in their involvement in joint attention. From theCambridge English Corpus Therefore, the probabilities presented here do not represent the probability ofinstigatinga new occurrence of drug resistance. From theCambridge English Corpus Those with greater experience or with 'nurse practitioner' training often take on a more medical role, includinginstigatinginvestigations. From theCambridge English Corpus He felt that such persons had a hand ininstigatingthe riot. From theCambridge English Corpus By taking preventative measures orinstigatingaction earlier, women should be prevented from becoming unwell in the first place. From theCambridge English Corpus It is suggested that senior management considerinstigatinga collegial strategy, to allow collaboration, co-operation and communication to be improved between the music and non-music specialist. From theCambridge English Corpus Similarly, the dialogue between programmer and composer was limited to the technical dimension, with the programmer advising on possibilities and realizing the composer's aesthetic intentions, rather thaninstigatingmusical decisions. From theCambridge English Corpus Pain expression has the powerful impact ofinstigatingefforts of others to relieve suffering and to facilitate healing. From theCambridge English Corpus When a monarchical authoritarian regime opens political space for social mobilization byinstigatinga political opening, the regime may be either pre-empting or responding to opposition demands. From theCambridge English Corpus A deadline for practice recruitment was imposed because of slippage with the study timetable and the time needed for re-interviews of carers,instigatingtraining and completion of evaluations. From theCambridge English Corpus Jean is clearly using his own energy source to move down the stairs rather than using its inherent power to do so, and isinstigatingthe action. From theCambridge English Corpus We will lose no time ininstigatingthe advice that we give. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There are problems with collective, co-ordinated and planned action, but they can be solved byinstigatingdemocratic practices. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The guidance would make clear that the penalty should be offered only as an alternative toinstigatingcriminal proceedings. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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