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
It's quite simple. You put a very hot, wet cloth on your shoulder for one minute. Then put a packet of frozen peas on the shoulder for one minute. And so on and so on.
很简单。你把一块很热的湿布敷在肩膀上一分钟。然后把一包冻豌豆敷在肩膀上一分钟。这样反复几次。
Marty
马蒂
At this period Indians living in South Africa were badly treated by South African whites, and very few of them had the right to vote.