Question of the Day #398

"Katie Porter isn't part of 'The Squad.' But the freshman House Democrat is stirring up trouble for Trump "
From the headline of this article at CNN.

上記の文で、stir up の意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "stir up" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、


1. かき混ぜる、かき回す、引っかき回す
2. かき立てる、扇動する、挑発する、唆す
3. 荒立てる、巻き起こす、引き起こす、〔物議を〕醸す
4. 刺激する、興奮させる、奮起させる
5. 不安にさせる

問題の見出しの場合は、3番でしょう。

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

1. to cause (someone) to feel a strong emotion and a desire to do something
2. to cause (something) to move up into and through the air or water
3. to cause (something, usually something bad or unpleasant) to happen

The correct definition for the headline above is 3.

Examples

• Education didn't nurture people, but it did stir up competition. 
• She likes to stir up trouble between her friends for some unknown reason.
• They're trying to stir up trouble.
• He said senior government officials were trying to stir up ethnic tension.
• I thought at first that Jay had been stirring things up.