stir
verb
uk/stɜːr/us/stɝː/-rr-stirverb(MIX)
B1[IorT]
tomixaliquidor othersubstancebymovinganobjectsuch as aspoonin acircularpattern:
（用汤匙等）搅动，搅拌Stir thesaucegentlyuntil itbeginstoboil.慢慢搅动酱汁直至煮沸。
Stir theeggyolksintothemixture.将蛋黄搅拌至混合料中。
Shepausedto stir somemilkintohercoffee.她停了一下，往咖啡里掺了点儿奶。
Slowlyaddtheflour, stirring untilcompletelyblended.慢慢加入面粉，搅拌至完全混合。
- Add twoteaspoonsofvanillaand stir.
- Drain therice, stir in thesalmonandseasontotaste.
- Add ascanthalflitreofmilkto themixtureand stir well.
- Stir themixturecontinuouslytopreventlumpsfromforming.
- Take off theheatand stir.
Preparing food
- batch cooking
- biga
- bind
- boil
- butter
- buttered
- can't boil an eggidiom
- clarify
- glaze
- glazed
- grate
- ingredient
- jerk
- purée
- re-season
- recipe
- rehydrate
- restuff
- toss
- zap
stirverb(MOVE)
C2[IorT]
tomoveor tocausesomething tomoveslightly:
（使）微动Alightbreezestirred theleaveslyingon thepath.微风吹动着小路上的落叶。
He stirred in hissleepas Ikissedhim.我吻他的时候，他在睡梦中动了一下。
[I](UKalsostir yourself)
towakeup orbegintomoveor takeaction:
醒来；开始采取行动Thealarmclockwent off, but she didn't stir.闹钟响了，但她却没醒。
UKCome on, stir yourselves, or you'll be late!快点，起来吧，否则就要迟到了！
General words for movement
- betake
- budge
- budge up
- carry
- circulate
- dad dancing
- gangway
- kinetic
- kinetic energy
- libration
- locomotion
- mill around
- motion
- move
- pass
- round
- scoot
- seethe
- shove
- slip
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Shaking, swinging and vibrating
Animal physiology: not sleeping & not unconscious
stirverb(CAUSE EMOTION)
C2[T]
If something stirs you, it makes youfeelastrongemotion:
激发；打动；煽动I wasdeeplystirred by herperformance.她的表演深深打动了我。
[+ obj + to infinitive]Thespeechstirred thecrowdtotakeaction.这番讲话激发人们行动起来。
Synonyms
arouse
awake
awaken(something) insomeone
ignite
kindle(FEELING)literary
[I]literary
If anemotionstirs within you, youbegintofeelit:
（情感）逐渐产生，萌动Hope stirred within herheart.她的心中燃起了希望。
[I]UKinformaldisapproving
tocausetroubleintentionallybetween otherpeople,especiallybytellingfalseorsecretinformation:
挑拨离间；（尤指）搬弄是非There's a lot ofgossipabout me going around. Have you been stirring?有关我的流言蜚语满天飞，是你在搬弄是非吗？
See also
stirsomethingup
Causing things to happen
- -induced
- activate
- activation
- actuation
- agent
- attribute
- attributesomethingtosomeone
- implementation
- in
- inaugurate
- inauguration
- pioneer
- reactivate
- realization
- realize
- reattribute
- reawaken
- render
- seed
- spark
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Starting and beginning
Upsetting and destabilizing
Revealing secrets & becoming known
Idiom
stir the blood
Phrasal verb
stirsomethingup
stir
noun
uk/stɜːr/us/stɝː/stirnoun(MIX)
[Cusually singular]
theactof stirring aliquidor othersubstanceinordertomixit:
搅动，搅拌Could yougivethesoupaquickstir?你把汤快速搅一搅好吗？
Preparing food
- batch cooking
- biga
- bind
- boil
- butter
- buttered
- can't boil an eggidiom
- clarify
- glaze
- glazed
- grate
- ingredient
- jerk
- purée
- re-season
- recipe
- rehydrate
- restuff
- toss
- zap
stirnoun(EXCITEMENT)
[U]informal
a lot ofinterestorexcitement:
极大的兴趣；兴奋；骚动Thescandalcaused/createdquitea stir at thetime.那场丑闻在当时引起了极大的轰动。
Excitement, interest, energy and enthusiasm
- alacrity
- animation
- ardour
- avidity
- boosterism
- commotion
- fever pitch
- flirtation
- frenzy
- friskiness
- frisson
- frolic
- hubbub
- pep
- perkiness
- physicality
- piquancy
- pizzazz
- zeal
- zealousness
stirnoun(MARCH)
[Cusually singular]Indian English
anoccasionwhen agroupofpeoplemarchorstandtogether to show that theydisagreewith orsupportsomething or someone; ademonstration
示威行动Activism & pressure groups
- activism
- activist
- agitation
- agitator
- agitprop
- clicktivism
- clicktivist
- counter-demonstrate
- counter-demonstration
- counter-demonstrator
- identity politics
- insurgency
- insurrection
- interest group
- lobbyist
- social enterprise
- social entrepreneur
- special interest group
- super-lobbyist
- super-militant