What does "stir up" mean?

To provoke emotions To cause feelings or reactions to emerge.

How do you use "stir up" in a sentence?

The speech stirred up emotions. Don't stir up trouble. Old memories were stirred up.

Phrasal Verb BritishAmericanAustralian ★★★★☆ Common Neutral

Meaning: To provoke emotions

激起，挑动

Despertar, provocar

かき立てる、呼び起こす

자극하다, 불러일으키다

To cause feelings or reactions to emerge.

引起感情或反应。像搅动静止的东西一样，使情绪波动起来。

Causar que emerjan sentimientos o reacciones. Como revolver algo tranquilo para ponerlo en movimiento.

感情や反応を引き起こすこと。静かだったものを刺激して動かすイメージ。

감정이나 반응이 나타나도록 유발하다.

Base verb: stir

Particle: up

Separable: Yes — the object can go between the verb and particle

The speech stirred up emotions.
那个演讲激起了情绪
El discurso despertó emociones
そのスピーチは感情をかき立てた
그 연설은 감정을 자극했다.
Don't stir up trouble.
别挑事
No provoques problemas
問題を引き起こすな
문제를 일으키지 마.
Old memories were stirred up.
旧日的回忆被唤起
Se despertaron viejos recuerdos
古い記憶が呼び起こされた
오래된 기억이 불러일으켜졌다.

Context: provoking, causing, emotions

Tone: cautionary

From stirring a liquid.

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal