brew1 /bruː/ ●○○ verb 1 [transitiveT]DFD to make beer 酿造〔啤酒〕 Every beer on the menu was brewed locally. 酒单上的所有啤酒都是本地酿造的。
2 [intransitiveI]DFD if a drink of tea or coffee is brewing, the taste is getting into the hot water 〔茶或咖啡〕泡开 He read the paper while the tea brewed. 他趁泡茶的时候读报纸。
3 [transitiveT] to make a drink of tea or coffee 泡,沏〔茶〕;煮〔咖啡〕 freshly brewed coffee 刚刚煮好的咖啡
4 be brewing a) SOONif something unpleasant is brewing, it will happen soon 〔不快之事〕酝酿,即将来临 There’s trouble brewing in the office. 办公室里要有麻烦了。
b) if a storm is brewing, it will happen soon 〔暴风雨〕即将来临 trouble brewing• Things were changing in the house - you could feel it - and there was trouble brewing.
5.brew up phrasal verbphr v British EnglishBrE informal DFDto make a drink of tea 泡[沏]茶