stir

stir¹
(stirred, stirring)

[with obj.]move a spoon or other implement round and round in (a liquid or other substance) in order to mix it thoroughly
搅拌，搅和（液体等物质）
Desmond stirred his tea and ate a biscuit.
德斯蒙德搅了搅茶，然后吃了一块饼干。
[no obj.]pour in the cream and stir well.
倒入奶油并拌匀。
■(stir something in/into)add an ingredient to (a liquid or other substance) in such a way
搅入，拌和
stir in the flour and cook gently for two minutes.
加入面粉拌和后文火煮两分钟。
move or begin to move slightly
移动；微动
nothing stirred except the wind.
除了风以外，一切都静止不动。
■[with obj.]cause to move or be disturbed slightly
移动；使微动
a gentle breeze stirred the leaves.
一阵微风吹动了树叶。
cloudiness is caused by the fish stirring up mud.
混浊是由于鱼把泥给搅起来了。
■(of a person or animal) rise or wake from sleep
（人，动物）起身；醒来
no one else had stirred yet.
其他人都还没有醒。
■(stir from/out of)(of a person) leave or go out of (a place)
（人）离开，走出来
as he grew older, he seldom stirred from his club.
随着年龄的增大，他很少离开他的俱乐部。
■begin or cause to begin to be active or to develop
（使）开始活跃；（使）发展，奋起
[no obj.]the 1960s, when the civil rights movement stirred.
民权运动开始兴起的20世纪60年代。
[with obj.]a voice stirred her from her reverie.
一个声音使她从幻想中回过神来。
he even stirred himself to play an encore.
他甚至激动得加演了一个。
[with obj.]arouse strong feeling in (someone); move or excite
煽动，挑起；打动；刺激
they will be stirred to action by what is written.
他们会受所写内容的激发而行动起来。
he stirred up the sweating crowd.
他把汗流浃背的一群人煽动起来。
■arouse or prompt (a feeling or memory) or inspire (the imagination)
激起，引起（感情，回忆）；激发（想象力）
the story stirred many memories of my childhood.
故事勾起我童年的很多回忆。
the rumours had stirred up his anger.
流言飞语激起了他的愤怒。
[no obj.](Brit. informal)deliberately cause trouble between others by spreading rumours or gossip
(英，非正式)挑拨，惹是生非
Francis was always stirring, trying to score off people.
弗朗西斯老是惹是生非，总想羞辱人。

noun
[in sing.]

a slight physical movement
微动，动静
I stood, straining eyes and ears for the faintest stir.
我站着，睁大眼睛，竖起耳朵，捕捉最细微的响动。
■a commotion
骚动，骚乱
the event caused quite a stir.
那件事引起了很大的轰动。
■an initial sign of a specified feeling
隐约的情感
Caroline felt a stir of anger deep within her breast.
卡罗琳在内心深处感到了一丝怒气。
an act of mixing food or drink with a spoon or other implement
搅动，拌和
he gives his Ovaltine a stir.
他搅拌了一下阿华田饮料。

常用词组
stir the blood

make someone excited or enthusiastic
激起热情，使兴奋

stir one's stumps

[often in imperative](Brit. informal, dated)(of a person) begin to move or act
(英，非正式，旧)（人）开始移动；开始行动

语源

Old English styrian, of Germanic origin; related to German stören 'disturb'

继承用法
stir something up

cause or provoke trouble or bad feeling
惹事，滋事；煽动，激起
he accused me of trying to stir up trouble.
他指责我想闹事。

stir²
noun

(informal)prison
(非正式)监狱
I've spent twenty-eight years in stir.
我已经坐了28年的牢。

语源

mid 19th cent.: perhaps from Romany sturbin 'jail'

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