stir
verb
noun
stɜː
verb
1
MIX
混合
to
move
a
liquid
or
substance
around
with
a
spoon
or
stick
in
order
to
mix
it
together
搅，搅拌，搅动
T
Stir
the
paint
to
make
sure
it
is
smooth.
将油漆搅拌至均匀。
stir
sth
with
sth
She
stirred
her
coffee
with
a
plastic
spoon.
她用塑料调羹搅拌咖啡。
stir
sth
in/into
sth
Stir
a
cup
of
cooked
brown
rice
into
the
mixture.
把一杯煮过的糙米拌入混合料中。
2
MOVE SLIGHTLY
微动
to
move
slightly
or
to
make
something
move
slightly
（使）轻轻地移动 （挪动）
I,T
The
crowd
began
to
stir
as
they
waited
for
the
band
to
start.
在等待乐队开始演奏时，人群骚动起来。
A
gentle
breeze
stirred
the
curtains.
一阵微风吹动了窗帘。
3
LEAVE A PLACE
离开某一地方
to
leave
or
move
from
a
place
离开，移动
I
He
hadn’t
stirred
from
his
chair
all
morning.
他一上午都没离开过自己的椅子。
4
FEELINGS
感情
a.
to
make
someone
have
a
strong
feeling
or
reaction
b.
if
a
feeling
stirs
in
you,
you
begin
to
feel
it
〔感情〕激起，唤起，挑起
T I
stir
memories/emotions
etc
Looking
at
the
photographs
stirred
childhood
memories
of
the
long
hot
summers.
看着那些照片，唤起了对儿时那炎热长夏的回忆。
The
poem
succeeds
in
stirring
the
imagination
.
这首诗能够激发起想象力。
Excitement
stirred
inside
her.
她内心开始兴奋起来。
5
DO STH
做某事
to
make
someone
start
doing
something
激发，激励〔某人做某事〕
T
stir
sb
to
do
sth
The
incident
stirred
students
to
protest.
这一事件激起了学生的抗议。
6
CAUSE TROUBLE
引起麻烦
to
cause
trouble
between
people
by
spreading
false
or
secret
information
[英，非正式] 〔通过散布谣言或秘密〕搬弄是非，挑拨
BrE informal
Ben’s
always
stirring!
本老是搬弄是非！
7
to
deliberately
try
to
cause
arguments
or
bad
feelings
between
people
惹起〔麻烦〕，挑起〔争吵〕
John
was
always
stirring
up
trouble
in
class.
约翰总是在班里招惹是非。
Dave’s
just
trying
to
stir
things
up
because
he’s
jealous.
戴夫只不过因为嫉妒而搬弄是非。
8
to
make
small
pieces
of
something
move
around
in
the
air
or
in
water
搅起，搅动，使扬起
The
wind
had
stirred
up
a
powdery
red
dust.
风扬起一阵粉末状红色尘土。
noun
9
a
feeling
of
excitement
or
annoyance
激动（情绪）; 愤怒（情绪）
C usually singular 一般用单数
create/cause
a
stir
Plans
for
the
motorway
caused
quite
a
stir
among
locals.
建造高速公路的计划在当地居民中激起了相当大的愤怒情绪。
10
an
act
of
stirring
something
搅拌，搅动
C usually singular 一般用单数
Give
that
pan
a
stir
,
will
you?
把那锅东西搅一搅，好吗？
11
a
prison
[美，过时，非正式] 监牢
C,U | AmE old-fashioned informal