| 单词 | stoke |
| 释义 | stoke (once / 981 pages) v To stoke is to poke a fire and fuel it so that it burns higher. It can also mean "incite"––a principal's impassive silence in the face of requests for more tater tots might stoke the flames of student anger. When a surfer says, "I am so stoked," it means they are excited––the fire of enthusiasm is burning hotter. It's interesting to reflect on how many words in our language have to do with the tending of fires, an activity that has become much less common in recent human history. WORD FAMILYstoke: stoked, stoker, stokes, stoking+/stoker: stokers USAGE EXAMPLESElectronic toys and games played outside school plus the availability of knockoff German army clothes may stoke curiosity about the Nazis, Liang said. Los Angeles Times(Jan 02, 2017) I've never before seen a Stoke defence bulldozed down like that on a set play. BBC(Jan 01, 2017) This looks like little more than a cynical ploy to stoke public antipathy to federal regulation. Washington Post(Jan 01, 2017) v stir up or tend; of a fire Hyper tend manage or run |
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