| 词组 | stir |
| 释义 | stir [stirred, stirred, stirring] stir in/into stir in sth • stir sth in • stir sth into sth to mix one substance with another, using a spoon to move them around together - use this especially about food: ▪ Add the eggs and then stir in the sugar and dried fruit. ▪ Mr Blakey sat at the table stirring sugar into his tea. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑mix in stir up 1. stir up sth • stir sth up if someone stirs up trouble or bad feeling between people, they deliberately cause it or encourage it stir up trouble ▪ The chief minister accused his political opponents of trying to stir up trouble in the state. stir things up ▪ He was an unpleasant boy, who used to stir things up with his nasty sly remarks. ■ SIMILAR TO: provoke, incite formal 2. stir up sth • stir sth up to cause people to have a particular strong feeling or emotion: ▪ The huge statue of the leader was designed to stir up emotions of awe and respect. ▪ News of the murder spread fast, stirring up panic in the neighbourhood. ■ SIMILAR TO: create formal 3. stir up sth • stir sth up to make dust, mud, sand etc rise up in the air or in water and move around: ▪ A truck sped past us, stirring up a cloud of dust as it went. ▪ The floodwater stirs up mud and clay from the river bed. 4. stir up controversy/debate etc if something stirs up a controversy or debate, it makes people argue about it or spend a lot of time discussing it: ▪ The report stirred up fierce controversy when it was published last year. 5. stir up memories to make you remember events in the past, especially from a long time ago: ▪ Seeing Simon again had stirred up so many memories from her youth. 6. stir up sb • stir sb up to make someone feel angry about something, often deliberately.: ▪ Critics said that the programme was biased and was intended to stir people up. ■ SIMILAR TO: provoke formal |
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