1. | ~ sth (up) (with sth) 给…添加(燃料)to add fuel to a fire, etc. |
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. | ~ sth (up) 煽动;激起to make people feel sth more strongly |
to stoke up envy 激起妒忌 |
3. | ~ sth (up) 促使…的增加;刺激…的发展;加剧to make sth increase or develop more quickly |
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。 |