stoking(动词 stoke 的现在分词/动名词):指给炉火、锅炉等添燃料并拨旺火;也常作比喻,指煽动、激起(情绪、争议、恐惧等)。
She spent the morning stoking the wood stove to keep the room warm.
她整个上午都在给柴火炉添柴,把房间烤暖。
The politician’s speech was accused of stoking fear and dividing the community.
那位政客的演讲被指责在煽动恐惧、加剧社区分裂。
/ˈstoʊkɪŋ/
stoke(“添柴、拨旺火”)常被认为与荷兰语 stoken(“点火、添燃料、拨火”)有关,后来在英语里既用于字面意义(给火加燃料),也逐渐引申出比喻义:“把某种情绪或局势‘火上加油’”。