學個詞 Learn A Word: 3472 foment 助長，煽動

foment 的意思是助長，煽動。

In Lebanon, some politicians and the press foment anger against Syrian refugees, blaming them for widespread unemployment and lack of resources. 在黎巴嫩，一些政客和新聞媒體煽動人們對敘利亞難民的憤怒情緒，指責難民造成大量失業(yè)和資源匱乏。

Writing in “Secret Empires”, researcher Peter Schweizer has shown how special interest groups use “fomenting chaos” and government ties as a lucrative investment tool. 研究員彼得·史威哲在《秘密帝國》一書中揭示了特殊利益集團如何將“制造混亂”和與政府的聯(lián)系作為有利可圖的投資工具。