stoke /stəʊk/ TEM8 ( stoking, stoked, stokes )

• 1. 

  V-T If you stoke a fire, you add coal or wood to it to keep it burning. 给…添煤; 给…添柴火

  例：

  She was stoking the stove with sticks of maple.

  她正在给炉子添枫树枝。

• 2. 

  PHRASAL VERB Stoke up means the same as . 给…添煤; 给…添柴火

  例：

  He stoked up the fire in the hearth.

  他给壁炉里的火添柴。

• 3. 

  V-T If you stoke something such as a feeling, you cause it to be felt more strongly. 激起 (某种感觉)

  例：

  These demands are helping to stoke fears of civil war.

  这些要求激起了对内战的恐惧。

• 4. 

  PHRASAL VERB Stoke up means the same as . 激起 (某种感觉)

  例：

  He has sent his proposals in the hope of stoking up interest for the idea.

  他已上呈自己的建议，希望能激起人们对这种想法的兴趣。