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词汇 stir up
释义
Idiom
stir upstir up (someone/something)
to cause a situation that upsets many people.
One official claimed that foreign activists were stirring up trouble.The threat of censorship stirred up a hornet's nest of criticism on the Internet.

Phr V
stir up
stirs, stirring, stirred
stir up sth or stir sth up
to cause arguments or bad feeling between people, usually on purpose
I think she just likes stirring up trouble.He was accused of stirring up racial tensions.She's trying to stir things up between you because she's jealous of your relationship.
if something stirs up memories, it makes you remember events in the past, usually ones that make you feel sad
Going back to South Africa had stirred up some painful memories for him.
to make something {e.g. dust, sand} rise and move around in the air or water
Our feet had stirred up a cloud of dust.
stir up sb or stir sb up
to try to make a group of people feel angry
He was regarded by the government as someone who might stir up the underclass.
phrasestir up1. stir up sthstir sth up if someone stirs up trouble or bad feeling between people, they deliberately cause it or encourage itstir up trouble The chief minister accused his political opponents of trying to stir up trouble in the state.stir things up He was an unpleasant boy, who used to stir things up with his nasty sly remarks. SIMILAR TO: provoke, incite formal2. stir up sthstir sth up to cause people to have a particular strong feeling or emotion: The huge statue of the leader was designed to stir up emotions of awe and respect. News of the murder spread fast, stirring up panic in the neighbourhood. SIMILAR TO: create formal3. stir up sthstir sth up to make dust, mud, sand etc rise up in the air or in water and move around: A truck sped past us, stirring up a cloud of dust as it went. The floodwater stirs up mud and clay from the river bed.4. stir up controversy/debate etc if something stirs up a controversy or debate, it makes people argue about it or spend a lot of time discussing it: The report stirred up fierce controversy when it was published last year.5. stir up memories to make you remember events in the past, especially from a long time ago: Seeing Simon again had stirred up so many memories from her youth.6. stir up sbstir sb up to make someone feel angry about something, often deliberately.: Critics said that the programme was biased and was intended to stir people up. SIMILAR TO: provoke formal

stir up

1. To stir something with a tool or utensil, especially to mix together its ingredients or parts. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "stir" and "up." He stirred the mixture up before pouring it out into the mold. Make sure to stir up the curry before you serve it.
2. To create as a result of stirring or agitating, or to cause to become churned or distributed in a chaotic way. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "stir" and "up." Stop it, your stirring up a whole cloud of soot doing that! You're probably sneezing because the wind has been stirring up all the pollen.
3. To rouse, incite, or provoke something. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "stir" and "up." Quit stirring up trouble! The mayor has been stirring up controversy again with another inflammatory remark. The old movie stirred emotions up in me that I'd long forgotten.
4. To incense, agitate, or anger someone. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "stir" and "up." He's just attempting to stir up his followers and distract from the scandal. Nothing stirs my students up as much as when I assign homework over the weekend.

stir someone up

Fig. to get someone excited; to get someone angry. (Fig. on stir something up.) The march music really stirred the audience up. The march stirred up the audience.

stir something up

 
1. Lit. to mix something by stirring. Please stir the pancake batter up before you use it. Please stir up the batter.
2. Fig. to cause trouble. Why are you always trying to stir trouble up? Are you stirring up trouble again?

stir up

1. Mix together the ingredients or parts, as in He stirred up some pancake batter, or Will you stir up the fire? [Mid-1300s]
2. Rouse to action, incite, provoke, as in He's always stirring up trouble among the campers, or If the strikers aren't careful they'll stir up a riot. [First half of 1500s] Also see stir up a hornets' nest.

stir up

v.
1. To mix something before cooking or use: You must stir up the concrete thoroughly before you start paving the path. I poured the batter into a bowl and stirred it up vigorously.
2. To churn or agitate something into a state of turbulence: The storm stirred up the normally placid lake. The wind stirs the leaves up.
3. To cause something to form by churning or agitating: The truck zoomed off, stirring a cloud of dust up behind it. I stirred up a batch of concrete in the mixer and got to work paving the driveway.
4. To rouse the emotions of someone or something; excite someone or something: The protesters hope to stir up the public through this demonstration. The teacher stirred the students up when she threatened to give them more work.
5. To summon some collective emotion or sentiment by exciting a group of people: The court's verdict was certain to stir up controversy. The tourism board is trying to stir up interest in the city.
6. To evoke some mental image or remembrance: That old picture stirs up many memories for me.
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