| 单词 | brew |
| 释义 | brew (bruː ) Word forms: brews , brewing , brewed 1. verb If you brew tea or coffee, you make it by pouring hot water over tea leaves or ground coffee. I'll get Venner to brew some tea. [VERB noun] He brewed a pot of coffee. [VERB noun] Synonyms: boil, make, soak, steep 2. countable noun A brew is a particular kind of tea or coffee. It can also be a particular pot of tea or coffee. She swallowed a mouthful of the hot strong brew, and wiped her eyes. ...a mild herbal brew. Synonyms: drink, preparation, mixture, blend 3. verb If a person or company brews beer, they make it. I brew my own beer. [VERB noun] The beer is brewed at the Charles Wells Brewery. [VERB noun] Synonyms: make, ferment, prepare by fermentation brewing uncountable noun ...the brewing of home-made alcohol. [+ of] 4. countable noun [usually with supplement] A brew is a particular kind of beer or beer that is produced in a particular place at a particular time. The brewery produces six different brews, which it sells to local pubs. ...low-alcohol brews. 5. See also home-brew 6. verb [usually cont] If a storm is brewing, large clouds are beginning to form and the sky is becoming dark because there is going to be a storm. We'd seen the storm brewing when we were out in the boat. [VERB] Synonyms: develop, form, gather, loom 7. verb [usually cont] If an unpleasant or difficult situation is brewing, it is starting to develop. At home a crisis was brewing. [VERB] There's trouble brewing. [VERB] Synonyms: start, develop, gather, loom 8. countable noun [usually singular] A brew of several things is a mixture of those things. Most cities generate a complex brew of pollutants. [+ of] ...a potent brew of smooth salesmanship and amateur psychiatry. [+ of] Synonyms: blend, compound, fusion, concoction Phrasal verbs: brew up 1. phrasal verb If someone brews up or if they brew up some tea, they make tea by pouring hot water over tea leaves. [British, informal] Brew up, Curly. We could all do with a cup of tea. [VERB PARTICLE] 2. ergative phrasal verb [usually cont] If someone is brewing up an unpleasant situation or if an unpleasant situation is brewing up, it is starting to develop. I realized the extent of the trouble that Mary Morse was brewing up. [VERB PARTICLE noun (not pronoun)] There's another security scandal brewing up. [VERB PARTICLE] Translations: Chinese: 冲泡 茶、咖啡等, 一壶 茶、咖啡等 Japanese: いれるお茶・コーヒーを, お茶・コーヒーなどの飲み物 |
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