| 释义 |
stew
UK [stju:] US [stu:] noun countable or uncountable
■a type of food consisting usually of meat or fish and vegetables cooked slowly in a small amount of liquid （通常由肉或鱼加蔬菜制成的）炖菜，焖菜•lamb/bean/fish stew炖羊肉／豆子／鱼 •She prepared a hearty stew for dinner.她为晚餐准备了一道丰盛的炖菜。
UK [stju:] US [stu:] noun countable or uncountable
in a stew informal
■If someone is in a stew, they are in a difficult situation which causes them to feel worried or upset 坐立不安；心烦意乱•William is in a stew about/over the demand he received from the tax office.威廉正在为收到税务署的传唤而坐立不安。
UK [stju:] US [stu:] verb
transitive
■to cook meat, fish, vegetables or fruit slowly and gently in a little liquid 炖，煨，用文火煮
intransitive informal
■to be angry 生气，发火•You're not still stewing about what happened yesterday, are you?你不会还在为昨天的事生气吧？ intransitive UK
■to do nothing useful 消磨时间，无所事事•With jobs so scarce, many young people spend long hours with little to do but drink and stew.工作机会很少，许多年轻人除了喝酒和消磨时间外，整天无所事事。
UK [stju:] US [stu:] verb
stew (in your own juice) informal
■to think about or suffer the results of your own silly actions, without anyone giving you any help 反省自己做过的蠢事；自作自受 |