stir up

英 [stɜː(r) ʌp]

美 [stɜːr ʌp]

扬起（灰尘）; 卷起（泥浆）; 挑起，引起（不愉快的情绪或事态）

同义词辨析

excite incite stimulate stir up【导航词义：刺激】

excitev. 使兴奋，使激动

〔辨析〕

尤指使某人对即将发生的事感到兴奋。

〔例证〕

Are you excited about going to London?
你要去伦敦了，感到兴奋吗？
The Christmas presents excited the little girl very much.
圣诞礼物让那个小姑娘很激动。

incitev. 煽动，刺激

〔辨析〕

指用语言刺激或煽动他人犯罪、打斗等，常与介词 to 连用。

〔例证〕

Their aim is to incite religious hatred.
他们意在煽动宗教仇恨。
They incited him to action.
他们鼓动他采取行动。

stimulatev. 刺激，激励

〔辨析〕

指外界因素刺激人或事物的发展。

〔例证〕

stimulate demand/growth/the economy
刺激需求/发展/经济
Praise always stimulates him to work harder.
表扬总能激励他更加努力。

stir upphr. v. 激起，煽动

〔辨析〕

指挑起不愉快的情绪或事态。

〔例证〕

Jay has been stirring things up.
杰伊一直在挑起事端。
They were trying to stir up trouble at the meeting.
他们想在会上闹事。

PHRASAL VERB 扬起(灰尘);卷起(泥浆)
If somethingstirs updust orstirs upmud in water, it causes it to rise up and move around.
1. They saw first a cloud of dust and then the car that was stirring it up.
  他们先看到了扬起的一团尘土，然后才看到了汽车。
PHRASAL VERB 挑起，引起(不愉快的情绪或事态)
If youstir upa particular mood or situation, usually a bad one, you cause it.
1. As usual, Harriet is trying to stir up trouble...
  像往常一样，哈丽雅特正试图找麻烦。
2. He said senior government officials were trying to stir up ethnic tension...
  他说政府高级官员们正在试图挑起紧张的种族局势。
3. I thought at first that Jay had been stirring things up.
  我起初认为杰伊一直在挑起事端。

verb

provoke or stir up
1. incite a riot
2. set off great unrest among the people
Synonym:inciteinstigateset off
change the arrangement or position of
Synonym:agitatevexdisturbcommoveshake upraise up
arouse or excite feelings and passions
1. The ostentatious way of living of the rich ignites the hatred of the poor
2. The refugees' fate stirred up compassion around the world
3. Wake old feelings of hatred
Synonym:inflamewakeigniteheatfire up
try to stir up public opinion
Synonym:agitatefoment

KIDS in a Sudanese refugee camp stir up a cloud of dust as they kick around a football.
孩子的苏丹难民营轰动了尘烟因为他们踢的足球。
Some time later John's disciples seemed to have tried to stir up jealously in his heart without success.
过了不久，约翰的门徒似乎想让他心生嫉妒，却不成功。
My brother is ill-tempered, and likes to stir up trouble outside.
我弟弟的脾气很暴躁，常喜欢在外面惹是生非。
Her spoon ceased to stir up the sugar.
正在用调羹搅拌着砂糖的她，停下手来。
He's always trying to stir up everyone with his arguments about politics.
他总是试图用自己的政治观点来煽动每个人。
Let's not stir up the soccer fans or they might start to fight!
我们不要煽动那些足球迷，否则，他们也许会群起打架！
During childhood, everybody requires that you be obedient and not stir up trouble.
童年时代，所有的人都要求你听话，不惹事。
I never expected my eloquence to stir up an even greater amount of curiosity in this old lady.
没想到我的口若悬河竟然激起了老太太更大的好奇心。
Music can stir up our imagination.
音乐可以激发我们的想象力。
Next, stir up the eggs with the milk.
接着，请把牛奶和鸡蛋搅匀。