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brew

verb
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Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they brew
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he / she / it brews
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past simple brewed
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past participle brewed
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-ing form brewing
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  1. [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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  2. [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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  3. [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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  4. [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。
    • A storm was brewing up out at sea.海上正在刮起一场风暴。
    5. Word OriginOld English brēowan (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch brouwen and German brauen.

brew

noun
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  1. [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] (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。🔊🔊
  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。🔊🔊
    4. Word OriginOld English brēowan (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch brouwen and German brauen.
Idioms
a witch’s/an evil brew
  1. (British English, informal) an unpleasant drink that is a mixture of different things难喝的混合饮料