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。