stir up

引き起こす、かき立てる

強い感情や興奮、問題、対立を引き起こす。

やさしい英語で： To cause strong feelings, excitement, trouble, or disagreement.

• He likes to stir up trouble.
• The song stirred up memories of her childhood.
• Why are they stirring up fear about the new school?

使い方： stir up something (The speech stirred up anger among local residents.); stir something up (Those photographs stirred it all up again.)

類義語： arouse, provoke, cause

反対語： calm

よく使う表現： stir up trouble, stir up anger, stir up old memories

巻き上げる

ほこりや泥などを動かし、空中や水中に舞い上がらせる。

やさしい英語で： To disturb dust, mud, or similar material so that it rises into the air or water.

• The truck stirred up dust.
• Fish stirred up mud in the pond.
• The wind is stirring up sand along the beach.

使い方： stir up something (Their feet stirred up mud from the bottom of the pond.)

類義語： disturb, raise

よく使う表現： stir up dust, stir up mud, stir up sediment

かき混ぜる

スプーンなどを動かして、食べ物や液体を混ぜる。

やさしい英語で： To mix food or liquid by moving a spoon or similar tool through it.

• Stir up the batter in this bowl.
• He stirred up a mixture of flour and water.
• Can you stir up the sauce while I chop the vegetables?

使い方： stir up something (She stirred up the sauce with a wooden spoon.)

類義語： stir, mix

よく使う表現： stir up some batter, stir up a mixture