1 [T] to move a liquid, etc round and round, using a spoon, etc 搅拌,搅动(液体):
She stirred her coffee with a teaspoon.她用茶匙搅动咖啡。
2 [I,T] to move or make sb/sth move slightly (使)微微移动:
She heard the baby stir in the next room.她听见婴儿在隔壁房间翻动身体。
3 [T] to make sb feel a strong emotion 使情绪激动;激发 ·
The story stirred Carol's imagination.那个故事激发了卡罗尔的遐思。a stirring speech激动人心的演讲
stir sth up to cause problems, or to make people feel strong emotions 惹事生非;使情绪激动:
He's always trying to stir up trouble.他老是试图惹事生非。The article stirred up a lot of anger among local residents.这篇文章引起当地居民极大的愤慨。
stir²
/stɜ:(r) ||; stɝ/noun
1 [C] the action of stirring 搅动;搅拌:
Give the soup a stir.把汤搅一搅。
2 [sing] something exciting or shocking that everyone talks about 轰动;惊诧
stir1/stɝ; stɜː/v stirred , stirring 1 [T] to mix a liquid or food by moving a spoon around in it 搅﹐搅动﹐搅拌: Add milk, then stir for 5 minutes. 加入牛奶﹐然后搅拌五分钟。stir sth into sth Stir the flour into the mixture. 将面粉拌入混合料中。see box at见 RECIPE 方框see picture on page 见 A4 页图2 [I,T] to move slightly, or to make someone or something do this(使)轻轻移动: A gentle breeze stirred the curtains. 一阵微风吹动了窗帘。He hadn’t stirred from his chair all morning. 他一上午都坐在椅子上动也不动。3 [T] to make someone feel an emotion 激起〔某种情感〕﹐引起: The music stirred childhood memories. 这音乐唤起了儿时的回忆。stir sth up phr v to deliberately cause problems or arguments 惹起〔麻烦〕﹐挑起〔争吵〕: John was always stirring up trouble . 约翰老是惹事。
stir2n [C, usually singular 一般用单数] 1 a feeling of excitement or annoyance 震动: create/cause a stir The movie caused quite a stir. 这部影片引起了相当的轰动。2 when you stir something 搅拌﹐搅动: Give the soup a stir . 把汤搅拌一下。
stirstirstirsstirredstirringverb (stirs, stirring, stirred)1to move a spoon or another thing round and round to mix something: He put sugar in his coffee and stirred it.2to move a little; to make something move a little: The wind stirred the leaves.