英语词汇“stir”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

1v 2vn 3v

To stir is to mix something up. You can literally stir cake batter with a spoon, or figuratively stir someone's emotions by writing them a heartfelt letter.

You can stir muffin batter with a wooden spoon, and stir in a cup of blueberries. When people stir, they start to move after being still or asleep: "It was only five o'clock, but he could hear the kids start to stir." And when something stirs you, it brings up some emotion: "That music always stirs up my sad memories." Stir shares a root with the Old Norse styrr, "tumult or disturbance."

WORD FAMILY

stir: stirred, stirrer, stirring, stirs+/stirred: unstirred/stirrer: stirrers/stirring: stirringly, stirrings

USAGE EXAMPLES

Still, a faint siren stirs inside of Couch Slouch that something is amiss when student-athletes renege on their part of the covenant.

Washington Post(Jan 01, 2017)

Stir in the peppers, thyme and rosemary sprigs and continue to cook for 5 minutes to marry the flavors.

Los Angeles Times(Dec 30, 2016)

Ambrose accuses President Obama of breaking “records in polarizing the country” by stirring up class antagonisms, heightening racial tensions and helping instigate political stalemate.

Seattle Times(Dec 29, 2016)

1v move an implement through

stir the soup
stir my drink
stir the soil

Hypo|Hyper

churn

stir (cream) vigorously in order to make butter

paddle

stir with a paddle

displace, move

cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense

2v mix or add by stirring

Stir nuts into the dough

Hyper

work

move into or onto

3v move very slightly

Syn|Hyper

agitate, budge, shift

move

move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion

4v begin moving, "As the thunder started the sleeping children began to stir"

Syn|Hyper

arouse

move

move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion

1v stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

excite, shake, shake up, stimulate

fuel

stimulate

arouse, excite, sex, turn on, wind up

stimulate sexually

affright, fright, frighten, scare

cause fear in

thrill, tickle, vibrate

feel sudden intense sensation or emotion

invite, tempt

give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting

elate, intoxicate, lift up, pick up, uplift

fill with high spirits; fill with optimism

animate, enliven, exalt, inspire, invigorate

heighten or intensify

titillate

excite pleasurably or erotically

bluff

frighten someone by pretending to be stronger than one really is

awe

inspire awe in

terrify, terrorise, terrorize

fill with terror; frighten greatly

intimidate

make timid or fearful

alarm, appal, appall, dismay, horrify

fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised

consternate

fill with anxiety, dread, dismay, or confusion

tempt

try to seduce

beatify

make blessedly happy

puff

make proud or conceited

beatify, exalt, exhilarate, inebriate, thrill, tickle pink

fill with sublime emotion

encourage

inspire with confidence; give hope or courage to

spook

frighten or scare, and often provoke into a violent action

arouse, elicit, enkindle, evoke, fire, kindle, provoke, raise

call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)

2v stir feelings in

stir emotions

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

excite, stimulate

horripilate

cause (someone's) hair to stand on end and to have goosebumps

work

provoke or excite

thrill

cause to be thrilled by some perceptual input

quicken, whet

make keen or more acute

disgust, gross out, repel, revolt

fill with distaste

nauseate, sicken, turn one's stomach

upset and make nauseated

sensitise, sensitize

cause to sense; make sensitive

3v affect emotionally

A stirring movie

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

touch

get

evoke an emotional response

affect, impress, move, strike

have an emotional or cognitive impact upon

4n a rapid active commotion

Syn|Hyper

ado, bustle, flurry, fuss, hustle

commotion, din, ruckus, ruction, rumpus, tumult

the act of making a noisy disturbance

5n a prominent or sensational but short-lived news event

Syn|Hyper

splash

commotion, disruption, disturbance, flutter, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, hurly burly, kerfuffle, to-do

a disorderly outburst or tumult

6n emotional agitation and excitement

Hypo|Hyper

electricity

keen and shared excitement

sensation

a general feeling of excitement and heightened interest

agitation

the feeling of being agitated; not calm

v summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

arouse, bring up, call down, call forth, conjure, conjure up, evoke, invoke, put forward, raise
call forth, evoke, kick up, provoke

evoke or provoke to appear or occur

anathemise, anathemize, bedamn, beshrew, curse, damn, imprecate, maledict

wish harm upon; invoke evil upon

bless

give a benediction to

anele, anoint, embrocate, inunct, oil

administer an oil or ointment to ; often in a religious ceremony of blessing

create, make

make or cause to be or to become

单词	stir
释义	stir (once / 85 pages) 1v 2vn 3v To stir is to mix something up. You can literally stir cake batter with a spoon, or figuratively stir someone's emotions by writing them a heartfelt letter. You can stir muffin batter with a wooden spoon, and stir in a cup of blueberries. When people stir, they start to move after being still or asleep: "It was only five o'clock, but he could hear the kids start to stir." And when something stirs you, it brings up some emotion: "That music always stirs up my sad memories." Stir shares a root with the Old Norse styrr, "tumult or disturbance." WORD FAMILY stir: stirred, stirrer, stirring, stirs+/stirred: unstirred/stirrer: stirrers/stirring: stirringly, stirrings USAGE EXAMPLES Still, a faint siren stirs inside of Couch Slouch that something is amiss when student-athletes renege on their part of the covenant. Washington Post(Jan 01, 2017) Stir in the peppers, thyme and rosemary sprigs and continue to cook for 5 minutes to marry the flavors. Los Angeles Times(Dec 30, 2016) Ambrose accuses President Obama of breaking “records in polarizing the country” by stirring up class antagonisms, heightening racial tensions and helping instigate political stalemate. Seattle Times(Dec 29, 2016) 1 1v move an implement through stir the soup stir my drink stir the soil Hypo\|Hyper churn stir (cream) vigorously in order to make butter paddle stir with a paddle displace, move cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense 2v mix or add by stirring Stir nuts into the dough Hyper work move into or onto 3v move very slightly Syn\|Hyper agitate, budge, shift move move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion 4v begin moving, "As the thunder started the sleeping children began to stir" Syn\|Hyper arouse move move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion 2 1v stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper excite, shake, shake up, stimulate fuel stimulate arouse, excite, sex, turn on, wind up stimulate sexually affright, fright, frighten, scare cause fear in thrill, tickle, vibrate feel sudden intense sensation or emotion invite, tempt give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting elate, intoxicate, lift up, pick up, uplift fill with high spirits; fill with optimism animate, enliven, exalt, inspire, invigorate heighten or intensify titillate excite pleasurably or erotically bluff frighten someone by pretending to be stronger than one really is awe inspire awe in terrify, terrorise, terrorize fill with terror; frighten greatly intimidate make timid or fearful alarm, appal, appall, dismay, horrify fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised consternate fill with anxiety, dread, dismay, or confusion tempt try to seduce beatify make blessedly happy puff make proud or conceited beatify, exalt, exhilarate, inebriate, thrill, tickle pink fill with sublime emotion encourage inspire with confidence; give hope or courage to spook frighten or scare, and often provoke into a violent action arouse, elicit, enkindle, evoke, fire, kindle, provoke, raise call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses) 2v stir feelings in stir emotions Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper excite, stimulate horripilate cause (someone's) hair to stand on end and to have goosebumps work provoke or excite thrill cause to be thrilled by some perceptual input quicken, whet make keen or more acute disgust, gross out, repel, revolt fill with distaste nauseate, sicken, turn one's stomach upset and make nauseated sensitise, sensitize cause to sense; make sensitive 3v affect emotionally A stirring movie Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper touch get evoke an emotional response affect, impress, move, strike have an emotional or cognitive impact upon 4n a rapid active commotion Syn\|Hyper ado, bustle, flurry, fuss, hustle commotion, din, ruckus, ruction, rumpus, tumult the act of making a noisy disturbance 5n a prominent or sensational but short-lived news event Syn\|Hyper splash commotion, disruption, disturbance, flutter, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, hurly burly, kerfuffle, to-do a disorderly outburst or tumult 6n emotional agitation and excitement Hypo\|Hyper electricity keen and shared excitement sensation a general feeling of excitement and heightened interest agitation the feeling of being agitated; not calm 3 v summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper arouse, bring up, call down, call forth, conjure, conjure up, evoke, invoke, put forward, raise call forth, evoke, kick up, provoke evoke or provoke to appear or occur anathemise, anathemize, bedamn, beshrew, curse, damn, imprecate, maledict wish harm upon; invoke evil upon bless give a benediction to anele, anoint, embrocate, inunct, oil administer an oil or ointment to ; often in a religious ceremony of blessing create, make make or cause to be or to become
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