stoke

verb

/stəʊk/

Verb Forms

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/

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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
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。
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。

Word Originmid 17th cent.: back-formation from stoker.

BNC: 8197 COCA: 13140

stoke verb
⇨ encourage 3

BNC: 8197 COCA: 13140

stoke