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stir stir ★★★☆☆/stɜ͟ː(r)/1[VERB	动词]搅动；搅拌；搅和 If you stir a liquid or other substance, you move it around or mix it in a container using something such as a spoon.   [V n]  [V n into n]  [V n with in]Stir the soup for a few seconds...将汤搅和几秒钟。There was Mrs Bellingham, stirring sugar into her tea...贝林厄姆太太正在那里将糖搅进茶里。You don't add the peanut butter until after you've stirred in the honey.将蜂蜜搅入后再加花生酱。2[VERB	动词](因不舒服)稍稍活动；(睡醒前)挪动身体 If you stir, you move slightly, for example because you are uncomfortable or beginning to wake up.   [V]  [WRITTEN 笔语]Eileen shook him, and he started to stir...艾琳晃了晃他，他开始醒过来。The two women lay on their backs, not stirring.两名妇女一动不动地仰面躺着。3[VERB	动词]离开 If you do not stir from a place, you do not move from it.   [V from n]  [usu with brd-neg]  [WRITTEN 笔语]She had not stirred from the house that evening...她那天晚上没有离开过那座房子。There's something you could study without stirring from this room.有些东西你不用离开这个房间也可以学习。4[V-ERG	及物/不及物动词](使)轻轻拂动 If something stirs or if the wind stirs it, it moves gently in the wind.   [V]  [V n]  [WRITTEN 笔语]Palm trees stir in the soft Pacific breeze...棕榈树在太平洋和煦的微风中轻轻地摇动。Not a breath of fresh air stirred the long white curtains.连一丝风也没有，白色的长窗帘一动不动。5[VERB	动词](使)行动；(使)开始做；激励 If you stir yourself, or if something stirs you into action, you move in order to start doing something.   [V pron-refl]  [V pron-refl to-inf]  [V n prep]Stir yourself! We've got a visitor...动起来！有客人来了。You can't even stir yourself to have a drink with them...你甚至都懒得去和他们喝一杯。The sight of them stirred him into action.一看到他们，他就行动起来了。6[VERB	动词]打动；激起，激发(强烈的感情) If something stirs you, it makes you react with a strong emotion.   [V n]  [WRITTEN 笔语]The voice, less coarse now, stirred her as it had then...现在那声音已不那么刺耳，它又如当年一样让她怦然心动。I was intrigued by him, stirred by his intellect.我被他的聪明才智所打动，对他产生了好奇心。7[V-ERG	及物/不及物动词](回忆、感情或情绪)产生，苏醒，萌动；引发；唤起 If a particular memory, feeling, or mood stirs or is stirred in you, you begin to think about it or feel it.   [V in n]  [V n in n]  [V]  [WRITTEN 笔语]Then a memory stirs in you and you start feeling anxious...接着一段回忆涌上心头，你开始感到焦虑不安。Amy remembered the anger he had stirred in her...埃米还记得他曾怎样惹自己生气。Deep inside the awareness was stirring that something was about to happen.内心深处隐隐感觉到有什么事即将发生。8[N-SING	单数名词]轰动；骚动；骚乱 If an event causes a stir, it causes great excitement, shock, or anger among people. His film has caused a stir in America.他的电影已在美国引起了轰动。9See also:stirring；  10[PHRASE	短语]受到轻微影响；小受打击 If you say that someone has been shaken but not stirred by an experience, you mean that they have been slightly disturbed or emotionally affected by it, but not deeply enough to change their behaviour or way of thinking.   [usu v-link PHR]  [INFORMAL 非正式]  [JOURNALISM 新闻]A clash with America over farm subsidies had left the Europeans and their common agricultural policy shaken but not stirred.在农场补贴问题上和美国之间的冲突使得欧洲人以及其共同的农业政策略受冲击。相关词组：stir up  stir1 verbstir2 nounstirstir1 /stɜː $ stɜːr/ ●●● S3 W3 verb (past tense and past participle stirred, present participle stirring)  Entry menu Word Origin Verb Table Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases 1mix [transitive] 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.► see thesaurus at mix2move slightly [intransitive, transitive] 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.► see thesaurus at move3leave a place [intransitive] to leave or move from a place:  He hadn’t stirred from his chair all morning.4feelings a)[transitive] to make someone have a strong feeling or reactionstir memories/emotions etc Looking at the photographs stirred childhood memories of the long hot summers. The poem succeeds in stirring the imagination. b)[intransitive] if a feeling stirs in you, you begin to feel it:  Excitement stirred inside her.5do something [transitive] to make someone start doing somethingstir somebody to do something The incident stirred students to protest.6cause 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 phrasal verb1to 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.2to make small pieces of something move around in the air or in water:  The wind had stirred up a powdery red dust.stir1 verbstir2 nounstirstir2 noun  Word Origin Examples Thesaurus Collocations 1[countable usually singular] a feeling of excitement or annoyancecreate/cause a stir Plans for the motorway caused quite a stir among locals.2[countable usually singular] an act of stirring something:  Give that pan a stir, will you?3[countable, uncountable] American English old-fashioned informal a prison

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             stir              ★                    /        stɜː(r)                ;          NAmE                stɜːr                /                              verb                ,                  noun                            stir      stirs      stirred      stirring                            verb        ★                                        (              -rr-            )              mix        使混合                    1        ★                  [transitive          ]                          to move a liquid or substance around, using a spoon or sth similar, in order to mix it thoroughly            搅动；搅和；搅拌                                    stirsth                          ◆          She stirred her tea.          她搅了搅茶。                          stirsth into sth                          ◆          The vegetables are stirred into the rice while it is hot.          趁米饭热时把蔬菜拌进去。                          stirsth in                          ◆          Stir in the milk until the sauce thickens.          把牛奶搅进去，直到酱汁变稠为止。                          ☞synonyms at                                                    mix                                                              ☞          collocationsat                                                    cooking                                                                move        移动                    2                  [intransitive                ,         transitive          ]                          to move, or to make sth move, slightly            （使）微动                                    ◆          She heard the baby stir in the next room.          她听见婴儿在隔壁有动静。                          stirsth/sb                          ◆          A slight breeze was stirring the branches.          微风吹动着树枝。                          ◆          A noise stirred me from sleep.          响声把我从睡梦中惊醒。                            3                  [intransitive                ,         transitive          ]                          to move, or to make sb move, in order to do sth            （使）行动，活动                                    ◆          You haven't stirred from that chair all evening!          你坐在那把椅子上一晚上没动了！                          stiryourself/sb                          ◆          Come on, stir yourself. You're late!          快，快走吧。你要迟到了！                          ◆          Their complaints have finally stirred him into action.          他们的抱怨最终促使他采取了行动。                            feelings        感觉                    4                  [transitive          ]                          stirsb (to sth)                          to make sb excited or make them feel sth strongly            打动；激发                                    ◆          a book that really stirs the imagination          很能激发人的想像力的书                          ◆          She was stirred by his sad story.          他那悲惨的故事打动了她。                            5                  [intransitive          ]                          (of a feeling or a mood          感情或情绪          )                          to begin to be felt            开始感到；逐渐产生；萌动；被唤起                                    ◆          A feeling of guilt began to stir in her.          她心里渐渐生出了内疚感。                            cause trouble        引起麻烦                    6                  [transitive                ,         intransitive          ]                          stir(it)                          (            BrE) (            informal,            disapproving)                    to try to cause trouble            拨弄是非                                    ◆          You're just stirring it!          你这不是搬弄是非吗！                          ☞see also                                                    stirrer                                                                IDIOMS              stir the ˈblood                              to make sb excited              使人兴奋；激起热情                                                  stir your ˈstumps                              (              old-fashioned) (              BrE              informal)                        to begin to move; to hurry              起身走；赶快                                                          PHRASAL VERBS                    ˌstir sb↔ˈup                              to encourage sb to do sth; to make sb feel they must do sth              激励；鼓动                                                  ˌstir sth↔ˈup                  1                      to make people feel strong emotions              激起（感情）                                            ◆            to stir up hatred            激起仇恨                                    2                      to try to cause arguments or problems              挑起，煽动（争执或事端）                                            ◆            to stir up a debate            挑起争论                                ◆            Whenever he's around, he always manages to              stir up trouble.                        什么时候只要有他在，他就总要挑起点事来。                                ◆            We've got enough problems without you trying to              stir things up.                        我们麻烦事儿已经够多的了，你就别再挑拨是非了。                                    3                      to make sth move around in water or air              （水或空气中）搅起；吹起                                            ◆            The wind stirred up a lot of dust.            风吹起大量尘土。                                                    noun                    1              [singular        ]                    excitement, anger or shock that is felt by a number of people          （一些人感到的）激动，愤怒，震动                            SYN                                            commotion                                                  ◆        Her resignation          caused quite a stir.                她的辞职引起很大震动。                    2              [countable            ,       usually singular        ]                    the action of stirring sth          搅动；搅和；搅拌                            ◆        Could you give the rice a stir?        你把米饭搅一搅好吗？                        stir              /        stɜː(r)                ;          NAmE                stɜːr                /             www.ankiedu.club

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Collins	stir ★★★☆☆ /stɜ͟ː(r)/ 1 [VERB 动词]搅动；搅拌；搅和 If you stir a liquid or other substance, you move it around or mix it in a container using something such as a spoon. [V n] [V n into n] [V n with in] Stir the soup for a few seconds... 将汤搅和几秒钟。 There was Mrs Bellingham, stirring sugar into her tea... 贝林厄姆太太正在那里将糖搅进茶里。 You don't add the peanut butter until after you've stirred in the honey. 将蜂蜜搅入后再加花生酱。 2 [VERB 动词](因不舒服)稍稍活动；(睡醒前)挪动身体 If you stir, you move slightly, for example because you are uncomfortable or beginning to wake up. [V] [WRITTEN 笔语] Eileen shook him, and he started to stir... 艾琳晃了晃他，他开始醒过来。 The two women lay on their backs, not stirring. 两名妇女一动不动地仰面躺着。 3 [VERB 动词]离开 If you do not stir from a place, you do not move from it. [V from n] [usu with brd-neg] [WRITTEN 笔语] She had not stirred from the house that evening... 她那天晚上没有离开过那座房子。 There's something you could study without stirring from this room. 有些东西你不用离开这个房间也可以学习。 4 [V-ERG 及物/不及物动词](使)轻轻拂动 If something stirs or if the wind stirs it, it moves gently in the wind. [V] [V n] [WRITTEN 笔语] Palm trees stir in the soft Pacific breeze... 棕榈树在太平洋和煦的微风中轻轻地摇动。 Not a breath of fresh air stirred the long white curtains. 连一丝风也没有，白色的长窗帘一动不动。 5 [VERB 动词](使)行动；(使)开始做；激励 If you stir yourself, or if something stirs you into action, you move in order to start doing something. [V pron-refl] [V pron-refl to-inf] [V n prep] Stir yourself! We've got a visitor... 动起来！有客人来了。 You can't even stir yourself to have a drink with them... 你甚至都懒得去和他们喝一杯。 The sight of them stirred him into action. 一看到他们，他就行动起来了。 6 [VERB 动词]打动；激起，激发(强烈的感情) If something stirs you, it makes you react with a strong emotion. [V n] [WRITTEN 笔语] The voice, less coarse now, stirred her as it had then... 现在那声音已不那么刺耳，它又如当年一样让她怦然心动。 I was intrigued by him, stirred by his intellect. 我被他的聪明才智所打动，对他产生了好奇心。 7 [V-ERG 及物/不及物动词](回忆、感情或情绪)产生，苏醒，萌动；引发；唤起 If a particular memory, feeling, or mood stirs or is stirred in you, you begin to think about it or feel it. [V in n] [V n in n] [V] [WRITTEN 笔语] Then a memory stirs in you and you start feeling anxious... 接着一段回忆涌上心头，你开始感到焦虑不安。 Amy remembered the anger he had stirred in her... 埃米还记得他曾怎样惹自己生气。 Deep inside the awareness was stirring that something was about to happen. 内心深处隐隐感觉到有什么事即将发生。 8 [N-SING 单数名词]轰动；骚动；骚乱 If an event causes a stir, it causes great excitement, shock, or anger among people. His film has caused a stir in America. 他的电影已在美国引起了轰动。 9 See also:stirring ； 10 [PHRASE 短语]受到轻微影响；小受打击 If you say that someone has been shaken but not stirred by an experience, you mean that they have been slightly disturbed or emotionally affected by it, but not deeply enough to change their behaviour or way of thinking. [usu v-link PHR] [INFORMAL 非正式] [JOURNALISM 新闻] A clash with America over farm subsidies had left the Europeans and their common agricultural policy shaken but not stirred. 在农场补贴问题上和美国之间的冲突使得欧洲人以及其共同的农业政策略受冲击。相关词组： stir up
Oxford	stir ★ / stɜː(r) ; NAmE stɜːr / verb , noun stir stirs stirred stirring verb ★ ( -rr- ) mix 使混合 1 ★ [transitive ] to move a liquid or substance around, using a spoon or sth similar, in order to mix it thoroughly 搅动；搅和；搅拌 stirsth ◆ She stirred her tea. 她搅了搅茶。 stirsth into sth ◆ The vegetables are stirred into the rice while it is hot. 趁米饭热时把蔬菜拌进去。 stirsth in ◆ Stir in the milk until the sauce thickens. 把牛奶搅进去，直到酱汁变稠为止。 ☞synonyms at mix ☞ collocationsat cooking move 移动 2 [intransitive , transitive ] to move, or to make sth move, slightly （使）微动 ◆ She heard the baby stir in the next room. 她听见婴儿在隔壁有动静。 stirsth/sb ◆ A slight breeze was stirring the branches. 微风吹动着树枝。 ◆ A noise stirred me from sleep. 响声把我从睡梦中惊醒。 3 [intransitive , transitive ] to move, or to make sb move, in order to do sth （使）行动，活动 ◆ You haven't stirred from that chair all evening! 你坐在那把椅子上一晚上没动了！ stiryourself/sb ◆ Come on, stir yourself. You're late! 快，快走吧。你要迟到了！ ◆ Their complaints have finally stirred him into action. 他们的抱怨最终促使他采取了行动。 feelings 感觉 4 [transitive ] stirsb (to sth) to make sb excited or make them feel sth strongly 打动；激发 ◆ a book that really stirs the imagination 很能激发人的想像力的书 ◆ She was stirred by his sad story. 他那悲惨的故事打动了她。 5 [intransitive ] (of a feeling or a mood 感情或情绪 ) to begin to be felt 开始感到；逐渐产生；萌动；被唤起 ◆ A feeling of guilt began to stir in her. 她心里渐渐生出了内疚感。 cause trouble 引起麻烦 6 [transitive , intransitive ] stir(it) ( BrE) ( informal, disapproving) to try to cause trouble 拨弄是非 ◆ You're just stirring it! 你这不是搬弄是非吗！ ☞see also stirrer IDIOMS stir the ˈblood to make sb excited 使人兴奋；激起热情 stir your ˈstumps ( old-fashioned) ( BrE informal) to begin to move; to hurry 起身走；赶快 PHRASAL VERBS ˌstir sb↔ˈup to encourage sb to do sth; to make sb feel they must do sth 激励；鼓动 ˌstir sth↔ˈup 1 to make people feel strong emotions 激起（感情） ◆ to stir up hatred 激起仇恨 2 to try to cause arguments or problems 挑起，煽动（争执或事端） ◆ to stir up a debate 挑起争论 ◆ Whenever he's around, he always manages to stir up trouble. 什么时候只要有他在，他就总要挑起点事来。 ◆ We've got enough problems without you trying to stir things up. 我们麻烦事儿已经够多的了，你就别再挑拨是非了。 3 to make sth move around in water or air （水或空气中）搅起；吹起 ◆ The wind stirred up a lot of dust. 风吹起大量尘土。 noun 1 [singular ] excitement, anger or shock that is felt by a number of people （一些人感到的）激动，愤怒，震动 SYN commotion ◆ Her resignation caused quite a stir. 她的辞职引起很大震动。 2 [countable , usually singular ] the action of stirring sth 搅动；搅和；搅拌 ◆ Could you give the rice a stir? 你把米饭搅一搅好吗？ stir / stɜː(r) ; NAmE stɜːr /
LDC	stir1 verb stir2 noun stirstir1 /stɜː $ stɜːr/ ●●● S3 W3 verb (past tense and past participle stirred, present participle stirring) Entry menu Word Origin Verb Table Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases 1mix [transitive] 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.► see thesaurus at mix 2move slightly [intransitive, transitive] 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.► see thesaurus at move 3leave a place [intransitive] to leave or move from a place: He hadn’t stirred from his chair all morning.4feelings a)[transitive] to make someone have a strong feeling or reactionstir memories/emotions etc Looking at the photographs stirred childhood memories of the long hot summers. The poem succeeds in stirring the imagination. b)[intransitive] if a feeling stirs in you, you begin to feel it: Excitement stirred inside her.5do something [transitive] to make someone start doing somethingstir somebody to do something The incident stirred students to protest.6cause trouble be stirring (it) British English informal to cause trouble between people by spreading false or secret information: Ben’s always stirring!stir up phrasal verb1to 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.2to make small pieces of something move around in the air or in water: The wind had stirred up a powdery red dust. stir1 verb stir2 noun stirstir2 noun Word Origin Examples Thesaurus Collocations 1[countable usually singular] a feeling of excitement or annoyancecreate/cause a stir Plans for the motorway caused quite a stir among locals.2[countable usually singular] an act of stirring something: Give that pan a stir, will you?3[countable, uncountable] American English old-fashioned informal a prison
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