学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 3329 stoke

今天我们要学的词是 stoke.

 

stoke 是指把火拨旺，添柴加火，引申出来有挑动、激励的意思。 

 

Drastic drug price hikes in the U.S. by a handful of drugmakers have stoked outrage¹ from patients, physicians and politicians nationwide. 美国少数制药商大幅提高药品价格，引起了患者、医生和政界人士的愤怒。

1 outrage   

n.暴行，侮辱，愤怒；vt.凌辱，激怒

参考例句：

• When he heard the news he reacted with a sense of outrage.他得悉此事时义愤填膺。
• We should never forget the outrage committed by the Japanese invaders.我们永远都不应该忘记日本侵略者犯下的暴行。