"a beginning to move," mid-14c., verbal noun from stir (v). Figurative sense by late 14c. Related: Stirrings.
stirring (adj.)
late 15c., replacing sterand, from Old English styrend "in active motion; animated, rousing,"present participle adjective from stir (v.). Related: Stirringly.
雙語例句
1. There'ssomething you could study without stirring from this room.
有些東西你不用離開這個(gè)房間也可以學(xué)習(xí)。
來自柯林斯例句
2. Deep inside the awareness was stirring that something was about to happen.
內(nèi)心深處隱隱感覺到有什么事即將發(fā)生。
來自柯林斯例句
3. The two women lay on their backs, not stirring.
兩名婦女一動(dòng)不動(dòng)地仰面躺著。
來自柯林斯例句
4. There was Mrs Bellingham, stirring sugar into her tea.
貝林厄姆太太正在那里將糖攪進(jìn)茶里。
來自柯林斯例句
5. I thought at first that Jay had been stirring things up.