to stir up

• 激起好奇心

  arouse someone's curiosity

• 激起食欲

  whet someone's appetite

• 激起同情

  evoke sympathy

• 激起群众的无比愤慨

  ignite the intense indignation of the masses

• 激起生产新高潮

  unleash the birth of a new upsurge