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stir

US: /ˈstɝ/

UK: /stˈɜː/

English Vietnamese dictionary

stir /stə:/

danh từ
- (từ lóng) nhà tù, trại giam
- sự khuấy, sự quấy trộn
  - to give one's coffec a stir: khuấy cà phê
- sự chuyển động
  - no stir in the air: không có một tí gió
- sự cời (củi, cho lửa cháy to)
  - to give the fire a stir: cời cho lửa cháy to lên
- sự náo động, sự huyên náo, sự xôn xao
  - to make a stir: gây náo động, làm xôn xao
  - full of stir and movement: náo nhiệt

ngoại động từ
- khuấy, quấy
  - to stir tea: khuấy nước trà
- làm lay động, làm chuyển động
  - not a breath stirred the leaves: không có một tí gió nào làm lay động cành lá
- cời (củi)
  - to stir the fire: cời củi cho cháy to
- ((thường) + up) kích thích, khích động, khêu gợi, xúi gục; gây ra
  - to stir someone's blood: kích động nhiệt tình (lòng ham muốn) của ai
  - to stir someone's wrath: khêu gợi lòng tức giận của ai
  - to stir up curiosity: khêu gợi tính tò mò
  - to stir up dissensions: gây mối bất đồng

nội động từ
- có thể khuấy được
- động đậy, nhúc nhích, cựa quậy
  - he never stirs out of the house: nó không bao giờ đi ra khỏi nhà
  - he is not stirring yet: nó vẫn chưa dậy
- to stir one's stumps
  - (thông tục) ba chân bốn cẳng

Advanced English dictionary

verb, noun
+ verb
(-rr-)
mix
1 [VN] ~ sth (into sth)
~ sth (in) to move a liquid or substance around, using a spoon or sth similar, in order to mix it thoroughly: She stirred her tea. + Stir the paint before you use it. + The vegetables are stirred into the rice while it is hot. + Stir in the milk until the sauce thickens.
move
2 to move, or to make sth move, slightly: [V] She heard the baby stir in the next room. + [VN] A slight breeze was stirring the branches. + A noise stirred me from sleep.
3 to move, or to make sb move, in order to do sth: [V] You haven't stirred from that chair all evening! + [VN] Come on, stir yourself. You're late! + Their complaints have finally stirred him into action.
feelings
4 [VN] ~ sb (to sth) to make sb excited or make them feel sth strongly: a book that really stirs the imagination + She was stirred by his sad story.
5 [V] (of a feeling or a mood) to begin to be felt: A feeling of guilt began to stir in her. + New optimism was stirring throughout the country.
cause trouble
6 (BrE, informal, disapproving) to try to cause trouble: [VN] You're just stirring it! [also V]
See also - STIRRER
Idioms: stir the blood to make sb excited
stir your stumps (old-fashioned, BrE, informal) to begin to move; to hurry
Phrasal Verbs: stir sb<->up to encourage sb to do sth; to make sb feel they must do sth
stir sth<->up
1 to make people feel strong emotions: to stir up anger / discontent / hatred
2 to try to cause arguments or problems: to stir up a debate + Whenever he's around, he always manages to stir up trouble. + We've got enough problems without you trying to stir things up.
3 to make sth move around in water or air: The wind stirred up a lot of dust.
+ noun
1 [sing.] excitement, anger or shock that is felt by a number of people: Her resignation caused quite a stir.
2 [C, usually sing.] the action of stirring sth: Could you give the rice a stir?

Thesaurus dictionary

1 Often, stir up. agitate, shake (up), mix (up), scramble, amalgamate, mingle, commingle, intermingle, merge, blend, fold (in), churn (up), beat, whip (up):

Stir all the ingredients together.

2 move, rise, arise, get up, bestir (oneself), be up and about, Colloq get a move on, get moving, get a wiggle on, shake a leg, look or step lively, look alive, stir one's stumps:

It is about time you were up and stirring.

3 disturb, trouble, affect, upset, stimulate, activate:

The play stirred the conscience of the king. Mention 'diet' to Roberta and you'll stir up a wasp's nest.

4 Often, stir up. motivate, encourage, stimulate, energize, galvanize, electrify, animate, excite, inspire, provoke, move, rouse, arouse, get, prompt, urge, incite, spur, prod, induce, persuade, convince:

What will it take to stir the council to take action? The usual rabble-rousers were there, stirring up the crowd.

5 Often, stir up. awaken, rouse, (cause to) recall or call to mind, revive, resuscitate:

Those photographs stir up so many old memories!

6 bustle, activity, movement, stirring, action, commotion, flurry, confusion, tumult, ado, to-do, fuss, disturbance, excitement, hubbub, Colloq Brit kerfuffle:

There was a stir at the door, which was flung wide to allow Kitty to sweep in. The news of her marriage caused quite a stir.

7 prison, jail or Brit also gaol, jail-house, clink, penitentiary, lock-up, Military Brit glasshouse, US brig, Slang chiefly Brit quod, US big house, pen, slammer, can, calaboose:

He claims he's in stir for something he didn't do.

Collocation dictionary

¹ action of stirring

ADJ.

good

VERB + STIR

give sth

Give the mixture a good stir.

² general excitement or shock

ADJ.

considerable, great, real

VERB + STIR

cause, create

PREP.

~ about/over

There was quite a stir about the book.

| ~ among/amongst

The discovery caused something of a stir among physicists.

PHRASES

quite a/something of a stir

Concise English dictionary

stirred|stirring|stirsstɜr /stɜː
noun
+a prominent or sensational but short-lived news event
+emotional agitation and excitement
+a rapid active commotion
verb
+move an implement through with a circular motion
+move very slightly
+stir feelings in
+stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of
+affect emotionally
+summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
+to begin moving, "As the thunder started the sleeping children began to stir"
+mix or add by stirring