stoke
/stəʊk/verb
with obj.
1- add coal or other solid fuel to (a fire, furnace, or boiler)给（火, 炉子, 锅炉）加煤（或其他固体燃料）。
1.1
- encourage or incite (a strong emotion or tendency)激起; 煽起（激情, 趋向）：
his composure had the effect of stoking her anger
他沉着冷静的样子激起了她的愤怒
the Chancellor was stoking up a consumer boom.
财政大臣正在鼓励消费的迅速增长。
1.2
- often as adj. stoked informal excite or thrill〈非正式〉激动; 震颤：
when they told me I was on the team, I was stoked.
当他们告诉我说我已入选该队时, 我非常激动。
1.3
- no obj. informal consume a large quantity of food or drink to give one energy〈非正式〉（为提供能量而）大吃, 大喝：
Carol was at the coffee machine, stoking up for the day.
卡罗尔站在咖啡机旁, 喝下了本来一天才能喝完的咖啡。
词源
mid 17th cent.: back-formation from STOKER.