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| 1 | I/T to move food around in a dish or pan using a spoon or other object 搅拌（食物） |
| Stir the sauce gently over a low heat. 在小火上轻轻搅拌酱汁。 |
| stir well/thoroughly Add the cream and stir thoroughly. 加入奶油并搅拌均匀。 |
| | 1a | to mix a drink by moving it around with a spoon 搅动（饮料） | |
| | 1b | to mix a substance such as paint by moving it around with an object like a stick 搅拌，调和（颜料等） | |
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| 2 | stir T to make someone feel upset or angry 激起，激发（不安或愤怒） |
| stir anger/hatred/fears This murder has stirred a lot of ill feeling in the community. 这次谋杀在社区里引发了很多不良情绪。 |
| The latest economic figures have stirred fears of growing inflation. 最新的经济统计数字引起了人们对愈来愈严重的通货膨胀的恐惧。 |
| | 2a | T to make someone feel enthusiastic about something 激起（热情） | | stir hopes/excitement/interest Approaching elections have stirred hopes of reform. 愈来愈临近的选举激起了人们对改革的希望。 | |
| | 2b | T to make someone think about something 唤起；唤醒 | | Seeing George again stirred old memories in me. 再次见到乔治唤起了我的回忆。 | |
| | 2c | I if an emotion or thought stirs in you , you feel it or think about it 感到；想到 | | A faint memory stirred in my mind. 我有了些模糊的记忆。 | | A feeling of excitement stirred in her. 她心中一阵激动。 | |
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| 3 | I/T mainly literary to move or be moved slightly because of the wind （风）吹动，轻轻吹动 |
| The white curtains stirred gently in the summer breeze. 夏日的微风轻轻吹动白色的窗帘。 |
| | 3a | I to move slightly after being still for a long time （静止很久后）开始活动，起身运动 | | Around 7.30 am, the children begin stirring sleepily. 大约上午7点半的时候孩子们开始睡眼惺忪地起床活动。 | |
| | 3b | I if you do not stir from a place , you do not leave it or move away from it 离开 | | She didn’ t stir from her house for three days. 她3天没出家门。 | |
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| 4 | stir I BRITISH informal to say things deliberately in order to cause trouble between people 挑拨；搬弄是非 |
| Stop stirring! 不要搬弄是非了！ |
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| - | stir yourself
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| to make yourself move or do something |
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| He knew he should really stir himself and get to work. 他知道他确实应该起身去工作了。 |
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| - | ˌstir ˈin |
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| | to add something to a liquid or substance and mix it 加入…搅拌 | Cook the mixture for 3 minutes, then stir in the flour. 把混合物煮3分钟，然后将面粉加入搅拌。 | |
| - | ˈstir into |
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| 1 | stir sth into sth: to mix something into a liquid or substance 加入…搅拌 | Crush the garlic, then stir it into the soup. 把蒜压碎，然后搅入汤中。 | |
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| 2 | stir sb into sth: to force someone to do something by making them feel that they should do it 使（某人）不得不做（某事）；激励（某人）做（某事） | Officials were stirred into action by public complaints. 公众的怨言使官员们不得不采取行动。 | |
| - | ˌstir ˈup |
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| 1 | stir1 2 | stir up hatred/anger He was accused of stirring up racial hatred. 他被指责激起种族仇恨。 | |
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| 2 | stir1 2b | The sight of the school stirred up a lot of memories. 看到那所学校唤起了我的许多回忆。 | |
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| 3 | stir1 2a | The scandal certainly stirred up interest in the business. 丑闻显然引起了对那家企业的兴趣。 | |
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| 4 | to make water or dust move around 搅动（水）；使（灰尘）扬起 |
| See also -> hornet |
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