brew

英 [bruː]

美 [bruː]

v. 酿制(啤酒); 沏(茶); 煮(咖啡); 冲泡; 沏
n. (尤指某地酿造的)啤酒; (茶)一次的冲泡量; (不同思想、事件等的)交融，混合

过去分词：brewed　现在分词：brewing　复数：brews　第三人称单数：brews　过去式：brewed　

TOEFL IELTS TEM4 TEM8

Collins.2 / BNC.9680 / COCA.10422

短语用例

brew up

brew sth↔up

沏（茶）；煮（咖啡）
to make a hot drink of tea or coffee
1. freshly brewed coffee
  刚刚煮好的咖啡

习惯用语

a witch's/an evil brew

难喝的混合饮料
an unpleasant drink that is a mixture of different things

牛津词典

verb

酿制（啤酒）
to make beer
1. The beer is brewed in the Czech Republic.
  这种啤酒是在捷克共和国酿造的。
沏（茶）；煮（咖啡）
to make a hot drink of tea or coffee
1. freshly brewed coffee
  刚刚煮好的咖啡
冲泡；沏
to be mixed with hot water and become ready to drink
1. Always let tea brew for a few minutes.
  每次都要让茶泡上几分钟。
（不愉快的事）即将来临，酝酿
if sth unpleasant is brewing or brewing up , it seems likely to happen soon

noun

（尤指某地酿造的）啤酒
a type of beer, especially one made in a particular place
1. I thought I'd try the local brew.
  我想我还是尝尝本地的啤酒。
2. home brew (= beer made at home)
  家酿啤酒
（茶）一次的冲泡量
an amount of tea made at one time
1. I'll make a fresh brew.
  我来重新沏壶茶。
2. Let's have a brew.
  我们来泡杯茶喝吧。
（不同思想、事件等的）交融，混合
a mixture of different ideas, events, etc.
1. 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。
2. 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。

柯林斯词典

VERB 沏（茶）；冲（咖啡）
If youbrewtea or coffee, you make it by pouring hot water over tea leaves or ground coffee.
1. I'll get Venner to brew some tea...
  我会让文纳沏些茶。
2. He brewed a pot of coffee.
  他冲了一壶咖啡。
N-COUNT （某种）茶，咖啡；一壶茶（或咖啡）
Abrewis a particular kind of tea or coffee. It can also be a particular pot of tea or coffee.
1. 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。
2. ...a mild herbal brew.
  清淡的药草茶
VERB 酿（啤酒）
If a person or companybrewsbeer, they make it.
1. I brew my own beer...
  我自己酿制啤酒。
2. 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。
See also:Britons still consume more than 29 million pints a day, ranging over 1,000 or more different brews....low-alcohol brews.home-brew
VERB （风暴）酝酿
If a stormis brewing, large clouds are beginning to form and the sky is becoming dark because there is going to be a storm.
1. 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。
VERB （困境或危机）酝酿，形成
If an unpleasant or difficult situationis brewing, it is starting to develop.
1. At home a crisis was brewing...
  家中一场危机正在酝酿。
2. There's trouble brewing.
  要有麻烦了。
N-COUNT 混合物
Abrew ofseveral things is a mixture of those things.
1. 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。
2. ...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

英英释义

noun

drink made by steeping and boiling and fermenting rather than distilling
Synonym:brewage

verb

sit or let sit in boiling water so as to extract the flavor
1. the tea is brewing
prepare by brewing
1. people have been brewing beer for thousands of years

双语例句

Unfortunately it made such a revolting brew that it was worse than drinking no tea at all
不幸的是，所沏的茶实在难喝，还不如不喝呢。
Shall I brew you some tea?
我去给你沏点茶好吗？
Hart: I'll have a pint of beer, please, the local brew.
哈特：我要一品脱啤酒，要本地酿的。
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。
Let the tea brew and cool a little before you drink it.
让茶泡一会，凉一下再喝。
As you brew, so you must drink.& you've got to pay for your bad deeds.
自己酿的苦酒自己喝。
If you could master the embroidery skills, I'd brew a pot of aromatic milk tea for you.
你要是能学会刺绣，我就给你做一壶香喷喷的奶茶。
They visited scholars and handicraft masters to learn how to brew vinegar, soy sauce and beer, how to knit clothes, raise poultry and make cooking utensils and soap.
他们拜访了学者和手工艺师傅，学习如何酿造醋、酱油和啤酒，如何纺线织布，如何饲养家禽，如何制作器皿和肥皂。
Let's brew up some more tea.
咱们沏些茶吧。
A man and his wife were having an argument about who should brew the coffee each morning.
一个男人和他老婆在争论谁应该每天早晨煮咖啡。