| 释义 |
brew /bruː/ vt. | vi. | n. | phr.
I ❶ vt.
1. 酿造(啤酒等)；使(大麦、麦芽等)发酵酿成酒
brew one's own beer at home 在家自酿啤酒
2. 泡(茶)；煮(咖啡等)；(以煮沸、冲泡等方法)调制(饮料)
I'll brew you some tea. 我去给你沏点茶。
brew coffee on a little burner 在一个小炉子上煮咖啡
3. 图谋，策划；酿成
brew mischief 图谋捣乱
brew a plot 策划一个阴谋
The children are brewing a pleasant surprise for their father's birthday. 孩子们在暗中筹划，准备在父亲生日那天送他一件意想不到的好礼物。
He's brewing some sort of trouble for us all. 他正给我们大伙儿制造一点儿什么麻烦呢。
❷ vi.
1. 酿啤酒；酿酒
2. 被冲泡；被煮沸
The tea is brewing in the pot. 茶正在壶里煮着。
3. (风暴等)酝酿；行将发生
There's a gale brewing in the west. 一场暴风正在西边的天空中酝酿。
While the king was abroad, trouble was brewing at home. 国王出国时，国内正酝酿一场动乱。
The problem that had been brewing for several days finally boiled over. 酝酿了几天的问题终于爆发了。
Writers keep part of themselves shut away. It's where their next book is brewing. 作家往往在内心保持一个不为外人所知的隐秘角落。正是在这个角落，他们构思下一部作品。
II n.
1. 酿造的饮料，酒，啤酒；(酿造饮料的)质地，品味
Is this brew to your taste? 这种酒合你的口味吗?
the best brews of beer 佳酿啤酒
a good, strong brew of tea 上好的浓茶
2. (一次的)酿造量；(一次的)冲泡量；一杯(或一瓶、一罐)饮料；一客啤酒
last year's brew 去年全年酿造的酒
make a campfire and a big brew of billy tea 生起营火并用野炊铁罐煮一大壶茶
buy sb.a brew 掏钱请人喝啤酒
3. 酿造过程
4. 混合物；炮制品
a native brew of language beyond sb.'s understanding 非某人所能理解的一种当地混合语
◇注解作“酝酿”、“策划”等解时，多以现在分词形式出现于进行时态用法中 [<ME breuen <OE breowan; 见 BREAD, BROTH] phr. As you brew, so you will bake (或 so must you drink). 〈谚〉自己酿酒自己喝。 (指自食其果或自作自受) brew up 1. 〈英口〉沏茶，泡茶 2. 〈军俚〉(坦克)中弹燃烧 The brew is wet. 〈军俚〉茶已煮好。 |