stoke

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

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

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)

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)

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。