激荡 (jī dàng) — (of emotions, water) to surge, to rage, to seethe; (figurative) to stir up, to agitate (thoughts, historical currents)
Definition
Literary verb for emotions or currents 'surging and churning' — stronger and more turbulent than the gentler 荡漾. 沸腾 is reserved for liquids or atmosphere erupting in excitement; 激荡 stirs the mind or an era.
verb
(of emotions, water) to surgeto rageto seethe(figurative) to stir upto agitate (thoughts, historical currents)
Examples
- 激荡。Zhè xiē wǎng shì zài tā nǎo hǎi lǐ fǎn fù jī dàng.These past events kept churning in his mind.
- 激荡，。Kuáng fēng jī dàng zhe hǎi miàn, jù làng yí gè jiē yí gè.The gale lashed the sea, waves coming one after another.
- 激荡。Nà ge shí dài de sī cháo jī dàng le zhěng gè shè huì.The intellectual currents of that era stirred the whole society.
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