/stəʊk ||; stok/verb[T] 1 stoke sth (up) (with sth) to add fuel to a fire, etc (为炉火等)添加燃料: to stoke up a fire with more coal 为炉火添煤to stoke a furnace 为炉子添燃料
2 stoke sth (up) to make people feel sth more strongly 煽起,激起(某种情绪): to stoke up anger/envy 激起愤怒╱妒火The publicity was intended to stoke up interest in her music. 这宣传旨在激起人们对她的音乐的兴趣。
stoke up (on/with sth)(
informal 非正式) to eat or drink a lot of sth, especially so that you do not feel hungry later 大吃或大喝一顿(尤指为了可以许久不饿):
Stoke up for the day on a good breakfast. 早饭大吃一顿,以便一天不饿。