stoke
UK [stəʊk] US [stoʊk] (also stoke up)
verb intransitive or transitive
■to add fuel to a large closed fire and move the fuel around with a stick so that it burns well and produces a lot of heat 添加燃料以拨旺（炉火）•Once the fire had been stoked up, the room began to get warm.炉火添了木柴拨旺之后，屋子里开始暖和起来。 ■to encourage bad ideas or feelings in a lot of people 煽动，激起（不良想法或情感）•He's been accused of stoking up racial hatred in the region.他被控在这地区煽动种族仇恨。 •Rumours of an emergency meeting of the finance ministers stoked the atmosphere of crisis.财政首长们召开紧急会议的传言使人感到危机重重。
UK [stəʊk] US [stoʊk] (also stoke up)
verb intransitive or transitive
Phrasal Verbs stoke up on/with sth informal
■to eat a lot of a particular food in order to avoid feeling hungry or weak later 大吃，饱餐一顿•As it was a cold morning, she stoked up on bacon, eggs and beans on toast.由于早上很冷，她饱餐了一顿培根（烟肉）、鸡蛋和豆烤面包。 |