/stɜ:(r) ||; stɝ/verb (
stirring;stirred)
1 [T] to move a liquid, etc round and round, using a spoon, etc 搅拌，搅动（液体）: She stirred her coffee with a teaspoon. 她用茶匙搅动咖啡。
2 [I,T] to move or make sb/sth move slightly （使）微微移动: She heard the baby stir in the next room. 她听见婴儿在隔壁房间翻动身体。
3 [T] to make sb feel a strong emotion 使情绪激动；激发 · The story stirred Carol's imagination. 那个故事激发了卡罗尔的遐思。a stirring speech 激动人心的演讲
stir sth up to cause problems, or to make people feel strong emotions 惹事生非；使情绪激动:
He's always trying to stir up trouble. 他老是试图惹事生非。The article stirred up a lot of anger among local residents. 这篇文章引起当地居民极大的愤慨。