| 释义 |
stir¹ /stɜː(r)/ vt. | vi. | n. | phr.
I (stirred; stir·ring)
❶ vt.
1. 使微动；移动
A breeze stirred my hair. 微风吹拂我的头发。
A breath of wind stirred the lake. 一阵轻风吹皱了湖水。
You shan't stir a step, or I'll shoot. 你一步也不许动，要不我就开枪了。
stir a log 搬动木材
2. 惊动，扰乱
stir the silence 打破寂静
3. 拨动；搅动，搅拌，拌和
stir the fire with a poker 用拨火棍拨火
stir (the sugar in) one's coffee with a spoon 用匙搅动咖啡 (里的糖)
4. 使行动，使活动；使奋起
Stir yourself, or we'll never get this finished! 振作起来赶快干，要不我们就完不成这件事了!
5. 唤醒；唤起
stir sb. from sound sleep 把某人从熟睡中唤醒
stir memories of 唤起对…的回忆
6. 引起，激发；煽动，挑起
stir interest in sth. 引起对某事的兴趣
stir sb.'s sympathy 激起某人的同情
The surge of foreign investments stirs concern among some American businessmen. 外国投资的涌入引起了某些美国商人的关注。
stir new thinking 激发新思想
stir violent protests 煽动暴力抗议
stir fiery debate 挑起激烈的争论
7. 激励；打动
be stirred to enthusiasm 被激起热情
stir sb. into doing sth. 激励某人做某事
We were all deeply stirred by the beauties of nature. 我们都被大自然的美深深打动了。
❷ vi.
1. 微动；移动；(起身)走动，活动；离开
Helen didn't stir, pretending to be asleep. 海伦一动也不动，假装熟睡。
She stirred in her sleep. 她在睡梦中挪动身子。
I read it through to the end without stirring from the table. 我一步不移地坐在桌前把它读完。
She is not stirring yet. 她尚未起床。
I'm so tired, I can't stir. 我太累了，不能动了。
Nobody was stirring in the house. 屋里没有人走动。
It's too cold to stir from the fire. 天冷得叫人离不开炉火。
stir out of the house 出门
2. 苏醒；开始活跃；奋起；被打动
He had stirred into consciousness. 他已经苏醒过来了。
The children stirred into life on our arrival. 我们一到，孩子们就开始活跃起来了。
As he pondered, memory stirred. 沉思时回忆浮上他的心头。
Pity stirred in him. 他渐萌怜悯之情。
Interest began to stir among the listeners. 听众开始发生兴趣。
3. 发生；传播，流传
talk freely on everything that stirs 毫无约束地谈论发生的每一件事
4. 〈英口〉搬弄是非
Just ignore him, he's only stirring. 别理他，他只是在搬弄是非。
5. 拨动；搅动，拌和
He stirred at his coffee. 他搅动着咖啡。
a mixture that stirs easily 容易搅和的混合物
II n.
1. 微动；移动；动静
listen to the stir of the willow branches 倾听柳树枝条微微摇动的声音
not a stir 毫无动静
2. 活跃；惊动；激动；轰动
The book is going to cause a big stir in the world. 这本书将在全世界引起轰动。
3. 拨动；搅动，拌和；推动
give the embers a stir 把余烬拨动一下
I think the soup needs a stir. 我看这汤需要搅拌一下。
4. 骚乱，骚动
a political stir 政治动乱
an age of stir and change 动荡和变化的时期
[< OE styrian < IE (s)twer-, 见 STORM] phr. make a great (或 big) stir 引起轰动；引起议论 The thing made a big stir at that time. 这事在当时曾引起很大的轰动。 stir a finger 见 finger
stir in (或 into) 把…搅拌进
When the yeast is dissolved, stir the flour in gradually. 酵母溶解后，把面粉慢慢拌入搅和。
stir the beaten eggs into the milk 把打好的鸡蛋拌入牛奶
stir one's stumps 见 stump
stir the blood 见 blood
stir up 激起；鼓动；煽动，挑起
stir up great public concern 引起公众的极大关注
stir up indignation 激起义愤
stir up controversy 引起争论
A gust of wind stirred up the dust on the ground. 一阵风吹起了地上的尘土。
He was trying to stirup trouble at the factory. 他想在工厂里闹事。
She was one of those people who like stirring things up. 她是那种喜欢惹是生非的人。
The man needs stirring up. 这人需要激励一下。
They were stirred up to rebellion. 他们受到煽动，起来叛乱。 |