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
The building of skyscrapers in New York began around the year 1900.
在1900年左右,摩天楼开始在纽约兴建。
So he had gone to the stores and had obtained a fixture that fitted both the tap on the supply line and the end of the air-line.
所以他就到仓库找到一个既适合供应管也适合供气管的接头。
It soon became clear that the straight part of the dance changed when the sun's position changed. If the feeding place was toward the sun, the dancer headed straight upward during the straight part of the wagging dance.