stir something up
phrasal verb with stir verb uk/stɜːr/ us/stɝː/ -rr-
(EMOTION)
C2 激起（不快的情感）；挑起，煽动（事端）
to cause an unpleasant emotion or problem to begin or grow
The teacher told him to stop stirring up trouble. 老师让他不要再生事。
The photographs stirred up some painful memories. 照片勾起了一些痛苦的回忆。
(SUBSTANCE)
卷起，搅起，扬起（泥土、尘土等）
to cause a substance such as soil or dust to move and rise up
The helicopter stirred up clouds of dust. 直升机扬起了阵阵尘土。