[VERB 动词]沏(茶);冲(咖啡) If you brew tea or coffee, you make it by pouring hot water over tea leaves or ground coffee.
[V n]
I'll get Venner to brew some tea...
我会让文纳沏些茶。
He brewed a pot of coffee.
他冲了一壶咖啡。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词](某种)茶,咖啡;一壶茶(或咖啡) A brew is a particular kind of tea or coffee. It can also be a particular pot of tea or coffee.
[usu with supp]
She swallowed a mouthful of the hot strong brew, and wiped her eyes.
她喝了一口热浓茶,又擦了擦眼睛。
...a mild herbal brew.
清淡的药草茶
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[VERB 动词]酿(啤酒) If a person or company brews beer, they make it.
[V n]
I brew my own beer...
我自己酿制啤酒。
The beer is brewed at the Charles Wells Brewery.
这种啤酒是查尔斯·威尔斯啤酒厂生产的。
brewing
...the brewing of home-made alcohol.
自制酒的酿造
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]See also:
home-brew
;(某种或某地某一时间生产的)啤酒 A brew is a particular kind of beer or beer that is produced in a particular place at a particular time.
[usu with supp]
Britons still consume more than 29 million pints a day, ranging over 1,000 or more different brews.
英国人每天仍然要喝掉2,900多万品脱、1,000多种不同牌子的啤酒。
...low-alcohol brews.
低酒精度啤酒
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[VERB 动词](风暴)酝酿 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.
[V]
[usu cont]
We'd seen the storm brewing when we were out in the boat.
我们在外面划船的时候就发现风暴将至。
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[VERB 动词](困境或危机)酝酿,形成 If an unpleasant or difficult situation is brewing, it is starting to develop.
[V]
[usu cont]
At home a crisis was brewing...
家中一场危机正在酝酿。
There's trouble brewing.
要有麻烦了。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]混合物 A brew of several things is a mixture of those things.
[usu sing]
Most cities generate a complex brew of pollutants.
多数城市都会产生各种物质混杂的污染物。
...a potent brew of smooth salesmanship and amateur psychiatry.
熟练的推销术与业余攻心术的有效结合
相关词组:
brew up
Oxford
brew/bruː; NAmEbruː/
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brewbrewsbrewedbrewingverb1[transitive , intransitive ]brewsth to make beer 酿制(啤酒)◆This beer is brewed in the Czech Republic.这种啤酒是在捷克共和国酿造的。2[transitive ]brewsth to make a hot drink of tea or coffee 沏(茶);煮(咖啡)◆freshly brewed coffee刚刚煮好的咖啡3[intransitive ]( especially BrE) (of tea or coffee 茶或咖啡)to be mixed with hot water and become ready to drink 冲泡;沏◆Always let tea brew for a few minutes.每次都要让茶泡上几分钟。4[intransitive ]brew(up) ( usually used in the progressive tenses 通常用于进行时) if sth unpleasant is brewingor brewing up,it seems likely to happen soon (不愉快的事)即将来临,酝酿PHRASAL VERBˌbrew ˈup | ˌbrew sth↔ˈup( BrE) ( informal) to make a hot drink of tea or coffee 沏(茶);煮(咖啡)◆Whose turn is it to brew up?该谁煮咖啡了?☞related noun
brew-up
noun1[countable , uncountable ]a type of beer, especially one made in a particular place (尤指某地酿造的)啤酒◆I thought I'd try the local brew.我想我还是尝尝本地的啤酒。◆home brew (= beer made at home)家酿啤酒2[countable , usually singular ]( BrE) ( informal) an amount of tea made at one time (茶)一次的冲泡量◆I'll make a fresh brew.我来重新沏壶茶。◆Let's have a brew.我们来泡杯茶喝吧。3[countable , usually singular ]a mixture of different ideas, events, etc. (不同思想、事件等的)交融,混合◆The movie is a potent brew of adventure, sex and comedy.这部影片将历险、性爱和喜剧有机地揉和在一起。◆His music is a heady brew(= a powerful mixture)of heavy metal and punk. 他的音乐是重金属乐和鬅客摇滚乐的强节奏混合体。IDIOMa witch's/an evil ˈbrew( BrE) an unpleasant drink that is a mixture of different things 难喝的混合饮料brew/bruː; NAmEbruː/
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brewbrew1 /bruː/ ●○○ verb
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1[transitive] to make beer: Every beer on the menu was brewed locally.2[intransitive] if a drink of tea or coffee is brewing, the taste is getting into the hot water: He read the paper while the tea brewed.3[transitive] to make a drink of tea or coffee: freshly brewed coffee4be brewinga)if something unpleasant is brewing, it will happen soon: There’s trouble brewing in the office.b)if a storm is brewing, it will happen soonbrew up phrasal verb British English informalto make a drink of tea
brew1 verb
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1[countable] especially British English a drink that is brewed, especially tea2[countable, uncountable] American English beer, or a can or glass of beer: a cold brew in a frosty glass3[countable usually singular] a combination of different thingsbrew of The band played a strange brew of rock, jazz, and country music. →
home brew
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