brew
v
1 [Tn] make (beer) by mixing, boiling and fermenting malt, hops, etc and water 釀造(啤酒)
He brews his own beer at home. 他在家自己釀造啤酒.
2
(a) [Tn, Tn.p]
~ sth (up) prepare (a hot drink, esp tea) by mixing leaves, etc with boiling water 調制(熱飲料, 尤指沏茶); 沖泡
We brewed (up) a nice pot of tea. 我們沏了一壺好茶.
(b) [I] (esp of tea) become brewed (尤指茶)沏著, 沖泡著
There's (a pot of) tea brewing in the kitchen. 廚房里沏了(一壺)茶.
3
(a) [Tn, Tn.p]
~ sth (up) prepare or plan (sth unpleasant) 圖謀, 策劃(不愉快的事物)
Those boys are brewing mischief. 那些孩子正在搞惡作劇.
brew (up) a wicked plot 圖謀不軌.
(b) [I] (of sth unpleasant) grow in force; look likely to happen; develop (指不愉快的事物)形成, 即將發生, 醞釀
A storm is brewing. 暴風雨即將來臨.
Trouble is brewing in the trade unions. 工會正醞釀著鬧事.
In 1938 war was brewing in Europe. 1938年歐洲醞釀著一場戰爭.
4 (phr v) brew up (infml 口) prepare a drink of tea 沏茶
campers brewing up outside their tents 在帳篷外燒火沏茶的露營者. brew, n
1
(a) (amount of) drink made by brewing (esp tea or beer) 釀造或沖泡的飲料(的量)(尤指茶或啤酒)
home brew, ie beer made at home 家釀的飲料(自制的啤酒)
What's your favourite brew (of beer)? 你愛喝什麼啤酒?
We'll need more than one brew (eg of tea) for twenty people. 我們二十人不能只沏一份(如茶).
(b) quality or nature of what is brewed (啤酒或茶等的)質量
I like a good strong brew. 我喜歡喝濃的.
2 (fig 比喻) any mixture of circumstances, ideas, events, etc (環境、思想、事件等的)混合物
The film is a rich brew of adventure, sex and comedy. 這部電影是驚險、性愛及幽默的大雜燴.