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stoke

verb
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Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they stoke
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he / she / it stokes
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past simple stoked
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past participle stoked
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-ing form stoking
🔊/ˈstəʊkɪŋ/
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Phrasal Verbs
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  1. 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
  2. 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。
  3. 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.这些措施将加剧通货膨胀。
    • These developments helped stoke the credit boom.这些事态发展助长了信贷繁荣。
    • Increased borrowing was stoking up a consumer boom.借贷量的增加正吹起消费泡沫。
    4. Word Originmid 17th cent.: back-formation from stoker.