"stoking" in Chinese (Simplified)
添加(燃料)激起(情绪)
Definition
向火中添加燃料以保持其燃烧,或使某事(如情感或局势)变得更强烈。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
“Stoking”既可指实际给火加燃料,也可比喻激起情绪(如“stoking fear”)。新闻和日常用语中常见。不要与“striking”(打击)混淆。
Examples
He is stoking the fire to make it burn hotter.
他在**添加**燃料让火烧得更旺。
She kept stoking the campfire all night.
她整晚都在**添柴**让营火持续。
The workers are stoking the engine in the old train.
工人们正在给老火车的引擎**添煤**。
The politician was accused of stoking fear during his speech.
这位政客被指控在演讲中**激起**了恐惧。
Stop stoking rumors about the company merger.
别再**传播**公司合并的谣言了。
Late-night tweets are just stoking the drama.
深夜的推文只是在**加剧**紧张气氛。