stoke
verb
stəʊk
verb
1
to
add
more
coal
or
wood
to
a
fire
给…添加煤 （柴火 ）
I
stoked
the
furnace
for
the
night.
我给火炉添煤让它烧过夜。
2
to
cause
something
to
increase
加剧，激起
Rising
oil
prices
stoked
inflation.
油价上涨加剧了通货膨胀。
stoke
fear/anger/envy
etc
The
scandal
has
stoked
public
outrage.
这一丑闻激起了公愤。
3
stoke sth up
↔
to
add
more
coal
or
wood
to
a
fire
给…添煤 （柴火 ）
We
kept
the
fire
stoked
up
high
on
cold
nights.
在寒冷的夜晚，我们把火添得旺旺的。
4
stoke up sth
if
something
stokes
up
fear,
anger
etc,
it
makes
a
lot
of
people
feel
frightened
etc
煽起，激起〔恐惧、愤怒等情绪〕
The
leaflets
stoked
up
fears
of
an
invasion.
那些传单引起很多人对侵略的恐惧。
5
stoke up on/with sth
to
eat
a
lot
of
food,
for
example
because
you
will
not
eat
again
for
a
long
time
饱餐〔食物〕
We
stoked
up
on
hot
soup
before
going
out
in
the
snow.
我们冒雪出门之前喝了很多热汤。