stir /stə:/ I. vt. & vi. (stirred; stirring /ˈstə:riŋ/) 1. 搅拌，搅动：stir the fire with a poker 用拨火棍拨火 2.摇动，移动：A breeze stirred the leaves. 微风吹动树叶。 No one could stir him from his resolve. 谁也不能动摇他的决心。 3.激起，打动：stir sb.’s anger 激起某人的气愤；be deeply stirred 深为激动 4.用于短语动词 stir up扬起；挑起：stir up the dust 扬起灰尘；stir up trouble (hatred) 挑起纷扰(仇恨) ‖II. n. ［c］惊动，轰动: make a stir in scientific circles 在科学界引起轰动