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brew
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1 [Tn] make (beer) by mixing, boiling and fermenting malt, hops, etc and water 酿造（啤酒）
He brews his own beer at home. 他在家自己酿造啤酒.
2
(a) [Tn, Tn.p]
~ sth (up) prepare (a hot drink, esp tea) by mixing leaves, etc with boiling water 调制（热饮料, 尤指沏茶）; 冲泡
We brewed (up) a nice pot of tea. 我们沏了一壶好茶.
(b) [I] (esp of tea) become brewed （尤指茶）沏著, 冲泡著
There´s (a pot of) tea brewing in the kitchen. 厨房里沏了（一壶）茶.
3
(a) [Tn, Tn.p]
~ sth (up) prepare or plan (sth unpleasant) 图谋, 策划（不愉快的事物）
Those boys are brewing mischief. 那些孩子正在搞恶作剧.
brew (up) a wicked plot 图谋不轨.
(b) [I] (of sth unpleasant) grow in force; look likely to happen; develop （指不愉快的事物）形成, 即将发生, 酝酿
A storm is brewing. 暴风雨即将来临.
Trouble is brewing in the trade unions. 工会正酝酿著闹事.
In 1938 war was brewing in Europe. 1938年欧洲酝酿著一场战争.
4 (phr v) brew up (infml 口) prepare a drink of tea 沏茶
campers brewing up outside their tents 在帐篷外烧火沏茶的露营者. brew, n
1
(a) (amount of) drink made by brewing (esp tea or beer) 酿造或冲泡的饮料（的量）（尤指茶或啤酒）
home brew, ie beer made at home 家酿的饮料（自制的啤酒）
What´s your favourite brew (of beer)? 你爱喝什麽啤酒?
We´ll need more than one brew (eg of tea) for twenty people. 我们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）质量
I like a good strong brew. 我喜欢喝浓的.
2 (fig 比喻) any mixture of circumstances, ideas, events, etc （环境、思想、事件等的）混合物
The film is a rich brew of adventure, sex and comedy. 这部电影是惊险、性爱及幽默的大杂烩.
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