学个词Learn a Word 第479期 Stoke

今天我们要学的词是stoke。 Stoke, 是引起，激起的意思。 "The girl flirted¹ with other men, stoking her boy friend's jealousy," 这个女孩跟其他男人调情，让她的男友妒火中烧。 "The secretary was accused of stoking rumors² in the office," 这个秘书被指责在办公室里散步谣言。 "Rising prices and the falling dollar are stoking bad memories of the 70s for some," 物价上涨和美元贬值勾起了大家对七十年代的痛苦回忆。 "The release of the rapist stoked fear in local communities," 强奸犯获释的消息让当地民众人心慌慌。 好的，今天我们学习的词是stoke..

 

1 flirted   

v.调情，打情骂俏( flirt的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• She flirted her fan. 她急速挥动着扇子。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• During his four months in Egypt he flirted with religious emotions. 在埃及逗留的这四个月期间，他又玩弄起宗教情绪来了。 来自辞典例句

2 rumors   

n.传闻( rumor的名词复数 )；[古]名誉；咕哝；[古]喧嚷v.传闻( rumor的第三人称单数 )；[古]名誉；咕哝；[古]喧嚷

参考例句：

• Rumors have it that the school was burned down. 有谣言说学校给烧掉了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Rumors of a revolt were afloat. 叛变的谣言四起。 来自《简明英汉词典》