He could whip a crowd into hysteria...是什么意思？

He could whip a crowd into hysteria...

他能让一群人变得歇斯底里。

he

pron. 他，它，一个人；n. 雄性动物；

例句
Logic had prevailed and he had abandoned the idea.
最终理智占了上风，他打消了那个念头。

could

aux. “can”的过去式，能够，打算，用于假设语气的条件句，用于虚拟语气的结论句；

例句
The regulations were relaxed and the prisoners could get out and about a bit.
规定有所放宽，犯人可以出去短暂放风。

whip

vt. 鞭打，抽打，严厉地折磨、责打或责备，迫使，把…打起泡沫；vi. 烤，烘，烘干；n. 鞭子，鞭伤，鞭痕，鞭状物，组织秘书，立法机构的一员；

例句
Few people doubt his ability to whip the economy into shape.
几乎无人怀疑他整顿经济的能力。

crowd

n. 人群，群众，一群；vi. 拥挤，聚集；vt. 挤满，将…塞进，催

例句
Seeing the crowd really got my adrenalin pumping.
看见这么多人确实让我热血沸腾。

into

prep. （表示方向）进入…中，（表示所属）输入，（表示状态）进入…状态，（表示时间）持续到；

例句
By 1838, the abolitionists had shamed parliament into ending slavery in British colonies...
到1838年，废奴主义者迫使议会出于道德压力而废除了英国殖民地的奴隶制。

hysteria

n. [医]癔病，（特指女人的）歇斯底里，病态兴奋，脏躁；

例句
All the lights went off, and mass hysteria broke out.
所有的灯都熄灭了，大家都变得歇斯底里起来。