brew

verb

/bruː/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they brew	/bruː/ /bruː/
he / she / it brews	/bruːz/ /bruːz/
past simple brewed	/bruːd/ /bruːd/
past participle brewed	/bruːd/ /bruːd/
-ing form brewing	/ˈbruːɪŋ/ /ˈbruːɪŋ/

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[transitive, intransitive] brew something 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。
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[transitive] brew something to make a hot drink of tea or coffee沏（茶）；煮（咖啡）
- freshly brewed coffee刚刚煮好的咖啡
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[intransitive] (especially British English) (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。
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[intransitive] brew (up) (usually used in the progressive tenses通常用于进行时) if something unpleasant is brewing or brewing up, it seems likely to happen soon（不愉快的事）即将来临，酝酿
- Trouble has been brewing for some time now.麻烦已经酝酿了一段时间了。
- A storm was brewing up out at sea.海上正在酝酿一场风暴。

Word OriginOld English brēowan (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch brouwen and German brauen.

noun

/bruː/

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[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
[countable, usually singular] (British English, 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。
[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、性爱和喜剧有机地糅和在一起。
- His music is a heady brew (= a powerful mixture) of heavy metal and punk.他的音乐是重金属乐和朋克摇滚乐的强节奏混合体。

Word OriginOld English brēowan (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch brouwen and German brauen.

Idioms

a witch’s/an evil brew

(British English, informal) an unpleasant drink that is a mixture of different things难喝的混合饮料