restoke
verb [ T ] (also re-stoke) uk/ˌriːˈstəʊk/
恢复
to increase the activity or strength of something again
The plan has restoked tensions within the club.
The news re-stoked hopes for a solution to the conflict. 这一消息重新点燃了解决冲突的希望。
给残火加燃料
to add fuel to a fire that is starting to go out
She would get up at 6.45 in the morning and restoke the kitchen range.
He brought in a sack of coal and restoked the boiler. 他拿来一袋煤,重新给锅炉燃旺了火。
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- The news re-stoked the flames of speculation again.
- The government's decision to restoke the economy with £100 billion was the right decision.
- His new book is restoking the fires of controversy.