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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary
- 怂恿
[sǒngyǒng]
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1.
verb
provoke
Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary
- 怂恿
[sǒngyǒng]
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1.
动
从旁鼓动别人(去做某些事)
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自己躲在后面,却怂恿别人出头。
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Examples
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to instigate others to strife
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怂恿别人争吵
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My older sister put me up to making a prank telephone call.
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是我姐姐怂恿我打这个恶作剧电话的。
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You're not going to encourage her to marry that old goat?
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你不会怂恿她与那个老色鬼结婚吧?
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He was edged on to fight.
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他在别人的怂恿下动起手来。
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In vain he urged me to enter the lists with my friend.
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他怂恿我去挑战我朋友,却白费口舌。
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His enticements were shameless.
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他的怂恿很可耻。
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Collocations
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极力怂恿
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to do one's utmost to urge someone to do something
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怂恿他
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entice him
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