stew
v
1 [I, Tn] (cause sth to) cook slowly in water or juice in a closed dish, pan, etc (将某物)用文火煮, 炖, 煨, 焖
The meat needs to stew for several hours. 这肉得炖几个钟头.
stewing steak, ie beef suitable for stewing 宜作炖食的牛排
stewed chicken, fruit 炖熟的鸡、 水果
stewed apple and custard 浇蛋奶汁的炖苹果.
2 [I] (infml 口) be very hot; swelter 很热; 热得难受
Please open a window -- we're stewing in here! 请打开窗户吧--我们热死了!
3 (idm 习语) let sb `stew (infml 口) leave sb to continue suffering from the unpleasant consequences of his own actions (without offering help, sympathy, etc) 让某人自讨苦吃(而不相助、 不同情等). stew in one's own`juice (infml 口) suffer from the unpleasant consequencesof one's own actions 自作自受
I don't see why I should help her -- she can stew in her own juice for a bit. 我干吗要帮她--她自作自受得吃点苦头才好呢. stew, n
1 [C, U] (dish of) stewed meat, vegetables, etc 炖菜: make a stew 做一道炖菜
have some more stew 再吃点炖菜.
2 (idm 习语) get (oneself) into/be in a `stew (about sth) (infml 口) become/be nervous, anxious or agitated (about sth) (对某事物)不安, 担忧, 激动
He's got himself into a complete stew about his exams. 他对考试紧张得不得了.
🔁 扩展释义
*[stju:]n. 炖, 烦恼, 热浴, 妓院, 鱼塘vi. 炖, 焖, 忧虑vt. 炖, 焖, 使焦虑相关词组: in a stew stew in one's own juice
No! I mean, have you seen how dirty the water is? It looks as if it isn' t clean enough to bathe here.
不!我的意思是您有没有看见海水有多脏?看起来海水好象不干净,不能游泳。
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