stir 1 S3 W3 / stɜ $ stɜr / 动词 ( past tense and past participle stirred , present participle stirring )

1 mix [及物动词] to move a liquid or substance around with a spoon or stick in order to mix it together :

Stir the paint to make sure it is smooth.

stir something with something

She stirred her coffee with a plastic spoon.

stir something in/into something

Stir a cup of cooked brown rice into the mixture.

2 move slightly [不及物和及物动词] to move slightly, or to make something move slightly :

The crowd began to stir as they waited for the band to start.

A gentle breeze stirred the curtains.

3 leave a place [不及物动词] to leave or move from a place :

He hadn’t stirred from his chair all morning.

4 feelings

a) [及物动词] to make someone have a strong feeling or reaction

stir memories/emotions etc

Looking at the photographs stirred childhood memories of the long hot summers.

The poem succeeds in stirring the imagination .

b) [不及物动词] if a feeling stirs in you, you begin to feel it :

Excitement stirred inside her.

5 do something [及物动词] to make someone start doing something

stir somebody to do something

The incident stirred students to protest.

6 cause trouble be stirring (it) British English informal to cause trouble between people by spreading false or secret information :

Ben’s always stirring!

stir somebody/something ↔ up 短语动词

1 to deliberately try to cause arguments or bad feelings between people :

John was always stirring up trouble in class.

Dave’s just trying to stir things up because he’s jealous.

2 to make small pieces of something move around in the air or in water :

The wind had stirred up a powdery red dust.