激将

to spur sb into action by making negative remarks

Characters and words in 激将

to arouse / to incite / to excite / to stimulate / sharp / fierce / violent

= + : Joan of Arc is very incited as she has to watch how her water bottle crashes into her ancient musical instrument very violently in front of the space station, not being able to do anything about it.
will / shall / to use / to take / to checkmate / just a short while ago / (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把[ba3])
general / commander-in-chief (military) / king (chess piece) / to command / to lead

= + + : The chess king (将) is commanding (将) his bats (夕) to attack Joan of Arc (ji) with sawdust (丬) in the anglepod's bathroom (ang4) to punish her for her sins. He gives the command by showing the thumbs up (寸) sign.
to desire / to invite / to request
(bound form) a general / (literary) to command; to lead / (Chinese chess) general (on the black side, equivalent to a king in Western chess)

Words with 激将

indirect, psychological method of getting sb to do as one wishes (e.g. questioning whether they are up to the task)
lit. to dispatch a general is not as effective as to excite a general / fig. inciting people to action is more effective than dispatching orders

Sentences with 激将

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