stir: [OE] The etymological connotations of stir are of ‘agitation’ and ‘disturbance’; the notion of ‘mixing a liquid with circular movements of a spoon or other implement’ is a secondary development. The verb goes back to a prehistoric Germanic *sturjan, whose only other living descendant is Norwegian styrja ‘make a disturbance’. It was formed from a base *stur-, which was probably also responsible for English storm. => storm
stir (v.)
Old English styrian "to stir, move; rouse, agitate, incite, urge" (transitive and intransitive), from Proto-Germanic *sturjan (cognates: Middle Dutch stoeren, Dutch storen "to disturb," Old High German storan "to scatter, destroy," German stören "to disturb"), from PIE *(s)twer- (1) "to turn, whirl" (see storm (n.)). Related: Stirred; stirring. Stir-fry (v.) is attested from 1959.
stir (n.)
"commotion, disturbance, tumult," late 14c. (in phrase on steir), probably from a Scandinavian source, such as Old Norse styrr "disturbance, tumult," from the same root as stir (v.)). The sense of "movement, bustle" (1560s) probably is from the English verb.
雙語例句
1. Stir the pork about until it turns white all the way through.
不停攪動豬肉，直到它全部變白為止。
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2. Remove the bowl from the ice and stir in the cream.
從冰裏把碗取出，攪入奶油。
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3. Stir the sauce and pour it over the top.
攪拌調味汁，把它澆在上麵。
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4. Stir the parsley into the potatoes and serve at room temperature.
把歐芹拌入土豆裏，放至常溫後再端上桌。
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5. Stir the custard occasionally to prevent a skin forming.