stoke
verb /stəʊk/
/stəʊk/
动词形式
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they stoke | /stəʊk/ /stəʊk/ |
| he / she / it stokes | /stəʊks/ /stəʊks/ |
| past simple stoked | /stəʊkt/ /stəʊkt/ |
| past participle stoked | /stəʊkt/ /stəʊkt/ |
| -ing form stoking | /ˈstəʊkɪŋ/ /ˈstəʊkɪŋ/ |
- stoke something (up) (with something) to add fuel to a fire, etc.
给…添加（燃料） - to stoke up a fire with more coal
往火里再添一些煤 - to stoke a furnace
给炉子添煤
- to stoke up a fire with more coal
- stoke something (up) to make people feel something more strongly
煽动；激起 - to stoke up envy
激起妒忌 - 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。 - His departure has stoked fears that the company is planning job cuts.
他的离开引发了众人的担忧，以为公司正计划裁员。
- to stoke up envy
- stoke something (up) to make something increase or develop more quickly
促使…的增加；刺激…的发展；加剧 - They were accused of stoking the crisis.
他们被指控对这次危机起了推波助澜的作用。 - The measures would stoke up inflation.
这些措施会加剧通货膨胀。 - These developments helped stoke the credit boom.
这些发展有助于推动信贷繁荣。 - Increased borrowing was stoking up a consumer boom.
借贷量的增加正吹起消费泡沫。
- They were accused of stoking the crisis.
词源mid 17th cent.: back-formation from stoker.