stew
vt.& vi. 燉,煨; 悶熱; 擔憂
n. 燉煮的菜餚; 煩惱,焦慮
A stew is a meal which you make by cooking meat and vegetables in liquid at a low temperature.
She served him a bowl of beef stew...
她為他端上了一碗燉牛肉。
They made a stew.
他們做了一道燉菜。
When you stew meat, vegetables, or fruit, you cook them slowly in liquid in a closed dish.
Stew the apple and blackberries to make a thick pulp.
將蘋果和黑莓燉成稠漿。
...stewed prunes.
燉李子
If you are in a stew, you feel very worried.
He's been in a stew since early this morning...
他從今天一大早就焦慮不安。
Highly charged emotions have you in a stew.
高度緊張的情緒會讓人陷入不安。
If you let a person stew or if you leave them to stew, you deliberately allow them to worry about something for a while, rather than telling them something which would make them feel better.
I'd rather let him stew...
我寧可讓他一個人去煩惱。
Leave them to stew in their own juice.
讓他們自食其果吧。
1. agitation resulting from active worry;
2. food prepared by stewing especially meat or fish with vegetables
1. be in a huff; be silent or sullen
2. bear a grudge; harbor ill feelings
3. cook slowly and for a long time in liquid;
let somebody stew in their own juice
(非正式)讓某人自作自受
get (yourself)/be in a stew (about/over something)
(為某事)坐立不安;心煩意亂
The stew must be boiled up before serving.
燉肉必須煮熟才能上桌.
Don't hurry with your stew!
燉湯時急不得.
Once when Jacob was cooking some stew , Esau came in from open country, famished.
有一天、雅各熬湯 、 以掃從田野回來累昏了.
Instead, Tolbert's team found that their simulated atmosphere produced a stew of organic chemicals.
但結果恰恰相反, 特爾伯特的團隊發現他們模擬的大氣層中變成了有機化學分子的濃湯.
Stew the pears in red wine for a couple of hours.
將梨在紅葡萄酒中燉上幾小時.