| Front | stew |
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| Back | stew / stjuː; NAmE stuː / ◙ noun [U, C] • a dish of meat and vegetables cooked slowly in liquid in a container that has a lid • 炖的菜,煨的菜(有肉和蔬菜): »beef stew and dumplings 牛肉炖丸子 »I'm making a stew for lunch. 我炖个菜中午吃。 【IDIOMS】 ◘ get (yourself) / be in a 'stew (about / over sth) •(informal) to become / feel very anxious or upset about sth • (为某事)坐立不安,心烦意乱◙ verb 1. to cook sth slowly, or allow sth to cook slowly, in liquid in a closed dish • 炖；煨: ▪ [VN] »stewed apples 炖苹果 ▪ [V] »The meat needs to stew for two hours. 这肉得炖两小时。 --› see also stewed 2. [V , usually +adv. / prep.] to think or worry about sth • 思考；担忧: »I've been stewing over the problem for a while. 这个问题我已经考虑了一会儿。 »Leave him to stew. 让他自个儿想想。 ◘ let sb stew in their own 'juice •(informal) to leave sb to worry and suffer the unpleasant effects of their own actions • 让某人自作自受 |
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