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| 1 | T to mix milk or cream in a special container in order to make butter 用搅乳器搅拌 | | 1a | to make butter by mixing milk or cream in a special container 用搅乳器搅制（黄油） | | |
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| 2 | churn I/T to move something such as a liquid around violently , or to move in this way （使）搅动；（使）翻腾 | A hurricane was churning up the bay. 飓风使得海湾波涛汹涌。 | | the churning seas 波涛汹涌的大海 | |
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| 3 | I if your stomach churns, you have a strong nervous feeling in it because you are worried , afraid , or upset （胃因担心、恐惧或失望而）蠕动，搅动 | My stomach was churning before the first performance. 第一次演出之前，我的胃直翻腾。 | | | 3a | if your mind or emotions churn , you are upset or worried about a situation （思绪）翻腾 | | Her mind churned as she tried to think of a way out of her predicament. 她思绪翻腾，试图想出一个摆脱困境的办法。 | | |
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| - | ˌchurn ˈout |
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| | to produce something in large quantities quickly and often carelessly 粗制滥造出 | He churns out a blockbuster film once a year. 他每年粗制滥造出一部大片。 | |
| - | ˌchurn ˈup |
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| 1 | T to damage the surface of the ground by walking or driving over it and making it rough 损坏（地面） | a muddy field churned up by farm vehicles 被农用车轧坏的泥地 | |
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| 2 | I/T churn12 | The rainstorm churned up the rivers so they ran brown with silt. 暴风雨把河流搅得翻滚起来，因此泛黄的河流夹杂着泥沙奔流而去。 | |
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| 3 | T to produce strong emotions in someone 激发（强烈的感情） | Running into his old girlfriend churned up a lot of buried feelings. 和过去女朋友的邂逅激起他埋在心底的诸多感情。 | |
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