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