brew
/bru:; bru/ v
1 [Tn] make (beer) by mixing, boiling and fermenting malt, hops, etc and water 酿造（啤酒）
He brews his own beer at home. 他在家自己酿造啤酒.
2
(a) [Tn, Tn.p]
~ sth (up) prepare (a hot drink, esp tea) by mixing leaves, etc with boiling water 调制（热饮料, 尤指沏茶）; 冲泡
We brewed (up) a nice pot of tea. 我们沏了一壶好茶.
(b) [I] (esp of tea) become brewed （尤指茶）沏著, 冲泡著
There's (a pot of) tea brewing in the kitchen. 厨房里沏了（一壶）茶.
3
(a) [Tn, Tn.p]
~ sth (up) prepare or plan (sth unpleasant) 图谋, 策划（不愉快的事物）
Those boys are brewing mischief. 那些孩子正在搞恶作剧.
brew (up) a wicked plot 图谋不轨.
(b) [I] (of sth unpleasant) grow in force; look likely to happen; develop （指不愉快的事物）形成, 即将发生, 酝酿
A storm is brewing. 暴风雨即将来临.
Trouble is brewing in the trade unions. 工会正酝酿著闹事.
In 1938 war was brewing in Europe. 1938年欧洲酝酿著一场战争.
4 (phr v) brew up (infml 口) prepare a drink of tea 沏茶
campers brewing up outside their tents 在帐篷外烧火沏茶的露营者. brew, n
1
(a) (amount of) drink made by brewing (esp tea or beer) 酿造或冲泡的饮料（的量）（尤指茶或啤酒）
home brew, ie beer made at home 家酿的饮料（自制的啤酒）
What's your favourite brew (of beer)? 你爱喝什麽啤酒?
We'll need more than one brew (eg of tea) for twenty people. 我们二十人不能只沏一份（如茶）.
(b) quality or nature of what is brewed （啤酒或茶等的）质量
I like a good strong brew. 我喜欢喝浓的.
2 (fig 比喻) any mixture of circumstances, ideas, events, etc （环境、思想、事件等的）混合物
The film is a rich brew of adventure, sex and comedy. 这部电影是惊险、性爱及幽默的大杂烩.