词典释义：
1[with obj.] move a spoon or other implement round and round in (a liquid or other substance) in order to mix it thoroughly
搅拌，搅和（液体等物质）
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Desmond stirred his tea and ate a biscuit 德斯蒙德搅了搅茶，然后吃了一块饼干
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[no obj.]
pour in the cream and stir well .倒入奶油并拌匀。
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搅入，拌和
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stir in the flour and cook gently for two minutes .加入面粉拌和后文火煮两分钟。
2[no obj.] move or begin to move slightly
移动；微动
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nothing stirred except the wind .除了风以外，一切都静止不动。
[with obj.]cause to move or be disturbed slightly
移动；使微动
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a gentle breeze stirred the leaves 一阵微风吹动了树叶
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cloudiness is caused by the fish stirring up mud .混浊是由于鱼把泥给搅起来了。
(of a person or animal)rise or wake from sleep
（人，动物）起身；醒来
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no one else had stirred yet .其他人都还没有醒。
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（人）离开；从…走出来
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as he grew older, he seldom stirred from his club .随着年龄的增大，他很少离开他的俱乐部。
begin or cause to begin to be active or to develop
（使）开始活跃；（使）发展；（使）兴起
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the 1960s, when the civil rights movement stirred 民权运动开始兴起的２０世纪６０年代
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a voice stirred her from her reverie 一个声音使她从幻想中回过神来
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he even stirred himself to play an encore .他甚至激动得加演了一个。
3[with obj.] arouse strong feeling in (someone); move or excite
煽动，挑起；打动；刺激
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they will be stirred to action by what is written 他们会受所写内容的激发而行动起来
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he stirred up the sweating crowd .他把汗流浃背的一群人煽动起来。
arouse or prompt (a feeling or memory) or inspire (the imagination)
激起，引起（感情，回忆）；激发（想象力）
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the story stirred many memories of my childhood 故事勾起我童年的很多回忆
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the rumours had stirred up his anger .流言飞语激起了他的愤怒。
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〈英， 非正式〉 挑拨；惹是生非
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Francis was always stirring, trying to score off people .弗朗西斯老是惹是生非，总想羞辱人。
1 a slight physical movement
微动；动静
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I stood, straining eyes and ears for the faintest stir .我站着，睁大眼睛，竖起耳朵，捕捉最细微的响动。
a commotion
骚动，骚乱
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the event caused quite a stir .那件事引起了很大的轰动。
an initial sign of a specified feeling
隐约的情感
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Caroline felt a stir of anger deep within her breast .卡罗琳在内心深处感到了一丝怒气。
2 an act of mixing food or drink with a spoon or other implement
搅动，拌和
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he gives his Ovaltine a stir .他搅拌了一下阿华田饮料。
〈非正式〉 监狱
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I've spent twenty-eight years in stir .我已经坐了２８年的牢。
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stir the blood make someone excited or enthusiastic 激起热情，使兴奋 -
stir one's stumps ［often in imperative］Brit .informal ,dated （of a person） begin to move or act 〈英，非正式，旧〉 （人）开始移动；开始行动
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stir something up cause or provoke trouble or bad feeling惹事，滋事；煽动，激起he accused me of trying to stir up trouble . 他指责我想闹事
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