| 单词 | stoke |
| 释义 | stoke (stoʊk ) Word forms: stokes , stoking , stoked 1. verb If you stoke a fire, you add coal or wood to it to keep it burning. She was stoking the stove with sticks of maple. [VERB noun] Synonyms: fuel, rekindle, add fuel to, tend Stoke up means the same as stoke. He stoked up the fire in the hearth. [VERB PARTICLE noun] 2. verb If you stoke something such as a feeling, you cause it to be felt more strongly. These demands are helping to stoke fears of civil war. [VERB noun] Stoke up means the same as stoke. He has sent his proposals in the hope of stoking up interest for the idea. [VERB PARTICLE noun] Collocations: stoke a debate The figures will again stoke the debate on bankers' pay. Times, Sunday Times It's sure to stoke the debate on the issue. The Sun Details of the controversial delays will stoke the debate on regional inequality. Times, Sunday Times The extraordinary benefit will stoke the debate raging over executive pay. Times, Sunday Times The revelations have also stoked a debate about the limits that should be set on anti-corruption investigations. Times, Sunday Times They want to stoke anger and fear. Christianity Today Yet the predictions of big increases in corporate profits have stoked anger from consumer groups. Times, Sunday Times The operation needlessly stoked anger. Times, Sunday Times The scale of the rise, the tenth successive monthly increase, stoked concern that unemployment will continue to soar unabated. Times, Sunday Times The scandal will stoke concerns over the state of corporate governance in a country blighted by endemic corruption. Times, Sunday Times Advances in military robots have already stoked concerns, with some critics questioning whether ro-robotsoldiers could be trusted to make bot their own decisions while in combat. Times, Sunday Times Within minutes of reopening the index had crashed 22.8 per cent to 615.12, spooking skittish foreign investors and stoking concerns by local stockholders at restricted trading rules. The Sun His warning came after a week that saw the price of the cryptocurrency surge 40% - stoking concern about a bubble. Times, Sunday Times Public fear, exacerbated by the inevitable media frenzy, will tempt both federal and provincial governments to take extreme measures, which themselves could stoke fear. Globe and Mail I have no wish, however, to stoke fear of crime and realise the importance of conveying accurate information. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Weak business surveys have also stoked fears of a relapse as the austerity drive and the eurozone crisis continue to weigh on the economy. Times, Sunday Times City traders said the rebound could stoke fears of an early interest rate increase. The Sun That stoked fears that other banks there may go cap-in-hand to shareholders. Times, Sunday Times This, in turn, could lead to increased prices as companies try to claw back their increased wages bill, further stoking inflation. Times, Sunday Times (2008) America's inflation is stoked as the falling dollar drives up its import bills, further imperilling fragile confidence in the currency. Times, Sunday Times (2008) The rouble has lost 30 per cent of its value since the beginning of the year, stoking inflation. Times, Sunday Times (2014) In turn, this acceleration in activity put upward pressure on prices, stoking inflation. Times, Sunday Times (2006) These forces had stoked inflation. Times, Sunday Times (2006) Translations: Chinese: 给…添煤 Japanese: 燃料を補給する |
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