Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #8197
stoking
司炉;使大吃
stoking is the present participle of stoke.
stir up or tend (a fire); (cause to) eat a lot
烧火;使大量进食
- 1.
To feed, stir up, especially, a fire or furnace.
给(火或炉子)添燃料,拨旺。
- 2.
To encourage a behavior or emotion.
助长,鼓动(某种行为或情绪)。
- 3.
To attend to or supply a furnace with fuel; to act as a stoker or fireman.
照看炉火,给炉子添燃料;担任司炉工或锅炉工。
给(火或炉子)添燃料,拨旺。;助长,鼓动(某种行为或情绪)。;照看炉火,给炉子添燃料;担任司炉工或锅炉工。;司炉;(使)大吃
In use
He stoked the fire to keep the cabin warm.
The bad news only stoked her anxiety.
She stokes the furnace every morning.
stoke sth (up)
He stoked the fire.
他给火添了燃料。
stoke sth with sth
She stoked the furnace with coal.
她用煤给炉子添燃料。
stoke up (on sth)
They stoked up on pizza before the game.
比赛前他们大吃了一顿比萨饼。
Verb forms
Connections
Collocations
- stoke the fire
- 添加燃料使火更旺
- He stoked the fire to keep the cabin warm.他给炉子添柴,保持小屋温暖。
- stoke the flames
- 煽动情绪;加剧冲突
- His comments only stoked the flames of controversy.他的言论只会加剧争议。
- stoke the furnace
- 给熔炉加燃料
- The workers stoked the furnace with coal.工人们给熔炉加煤。
- stoke up on food
- 大吃一顿
- Before the long hike, they stoked up on pasta.在长途徒步前,他们大吃一顿意大利面。
Idioms & figurative uses
- stoke the fire
- 煽风点火;激化矛盾His remarks only served to stoke the fire of the controversy.他的言论只是加剧了争议的火药味。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象你用手杖(stick)拨弄炉火(stoke),就像司炉工。
Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:fireplace、furnace、heating 通常用于描述给火添加燃料或控制火势的情况,比较常见于技术或文学语境中。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words rhyme with 'stoke' (IPA /stəʊk/), sharing the /əʊk/ sound. Beware of 'stock' (/stɒk/), which looks similar but has a different vowel.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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