stir

• n. 搅拌；轰动
• vt. 搅拌；激起；惹起
• vi. 搅动；传播；走动

来自古英语 styrian,搅动，搅拌，来自 Proto-Germanic*sturjan,搅动，来自 PIE*stwer,旋转，转 动，词源同 storm,turn.引申诸相关词义。

1. a disorderly outburst or tumult;

"they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused"

2. emotional agitation and excitement

3. a rapid bustling commotion

stir

stir: [OE] The etymological connotations of stir are of ‘agitation’ and ‘disturbance’; the notion of ‘mixing a liquid with circular movements of a spoon or other implement’ is a secondary development. The verb goes back to a prehistoric Germanic *sturjan, whose only other living descendant is Norwegian styrja ‘make a disturbance’. It was formed from a base *stur-, which was probably also responsible for English storm.
=> storm

stir (v.)

Old English styrian "to stir, move; rouse, agitate, incite, urge" (transitive and intransitive), from Proto-Germanic *sturjan (cognates: Middle Dutch stoeren, Dutch storen "to disturb," Old High German storan "to scatter, destroy," German stören "to disturb"), from PIE *(s)twer- (1) "to turn, whirl" (see storm (n.)). Related: Stirred; stirring. Stir-fry (v.) is attested from 1959.

stir (n.)

"commotion, disturbance, tumult," late 14c. (in phrase on steir), probably from a Scandinavian source, such as Old Norse styrr "disturbance, tumult," from the same root as stir (v.)). The sense of "movement, bustle" (1560s) probably is from the English verb.

It stirs up their interest in life.

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It caused a big stir in developing countries.

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She stirred her tea.

她搅了搅茶。

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The vegetables are stirred into the rice while it is hot.

趁米饭热时把蔬菜拌进去。

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Stir in the milk until the sauce thickens.

把牛奶搅进去，直到酱汁变稠为止。

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She heard the baby stir in the next room.

她听见婴儿在隔壁动弹。

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A slight breeze was stirring the branches.

微风吹动着树枝。

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A noise stirred me from sleep.

响声把我从睡梦中惊醒。

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You haven't stirred from that chair all evening!

你坐在那把椅子上一晚上没动了！

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Come on, stir yourself. You're late!

快，快走吧。你要迟到了！

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Their complaints have finally stirred him into action.

他们的抱怨最终促使他采取了行动。

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a book that really stirs the imagination

很能激发人的想象力的书

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She was stirred by his sad story.

他那悲惨的故事打动了她。

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A feeling of guilt began to stir in her.

她心里渐渐生出了内疚感。

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You're just stirring it !

你这不是搬弄是非吗！

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to stir up hatred

激起仇恨

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Stir the soup for a few seconds...

将汤搅和几秒钟。

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There was Mrs Bellingham, stirring sugar into her tea...

贝林厄姆太太正在那里将糖搅进茶里。

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Eileen shook him, and he started to stir...

艾琳晃了晃他，他开始醒过来。

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The two women lay on their backs, not stirring.

两名妇女一动不动地仰面躺着。

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She had not stirred from the house that evening...

她那天晚上没有离开过那座房子。

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There's something you could study without stirring from this room.

有些东西你不用离开这个房间也可以学习。

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Palm trees stir in the soft Pacific breeze...

棕榈树在太平洋和煦的微风中轻轻地摇动。

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Not a breath of fresh air stirred the long white curtains.

连一丝风也没有，白色的长窗帘一动不动。

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Stir yourself! We've got a visitor...

动起来！有客人来了。

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You can't even stir yourself to have a drink with them...

你甚至都懒得去和他们喝一杯。

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The voice, less coarse now, stirred her as it had then...

现在那声音已不那么刺耳，它又如当年一样让她怦然心动。

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I was intrigued by him, stirred by his intellect.

我被他的聪明才智所打动，对他产生了好奇心。

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Then a memory stirs in you and you start feeling anxious...

接着一段回忆涌上心头，你开始感到焦虑不安。

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Amy remembered the anger he had stirred in her...

埃米还记得他曾怎样惹自己生气。

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His film has caused a stir in America.

他的电影已在美国引起了轰动。

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A clash with America over farm subsidies had left the Europeans and their common agricultural policy shaken but not stirred.

在农场补贴问题上和美国之间的冲突使得欧洲人以及其共同的农业政策略受冲击。

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