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单词 stew
释义

stew

1
[ stoo, styoo ]
/ stu, styu /
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verb (used with object)

to cook (food) by simmering or slow boiling.

verb (used without object)

noun

Idioms for stew

    stew in one's own juice, to suffer the consequences of one's own actions.

Origin of stew

1
1350–1400; Middle English stewen, stuwen to take a sweat bath <Middle French estuver, verbal derivative of estuve sweat room of a bath; see stove1

SYNONYMS FOR stew

5 ragout.
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synonym study for stew

1. See boil1.

OTHER WORDS FROM stew

stew·a·ble, adjective

Words nearby stew

Stevenson, Robert Louis, Stevens Point, stevia, Stevin, Stevinus, stew, steward, stewardess, stewardship, Stewart, Stewart-Holmes sign

Definition for stew (2 of 2)

stew2
[ stoo, styoo ]
/ stu, styu /

noun Slang.

a male or female flight attendant.

Origin of stew

2
1970–1975; shortening of steward or stewardess
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British Dictionary definitions for stew (1 of 2)

stew1
/ (stjuː) /

noun

verb

Word Origin for stew

C14 stuen to take a very hot bath, from Old French estuver, from Vulgar Latin extūfāre (unattested), from ex- 1 + (unattested) tūfus vapour, from Greek tuphos

British Dictionary definitions for stew (2 of 2)

stew2
/ (stjuː) /

noun British

a fishpond or fishtank
an artificial oyster bed

Word Origin for stew

C14: from Old French estui, from estoier to shut up, confine, ultimately from Latin studium study
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Idioms and Phrases with stew

stew

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