v.釀造；泡（茶）；醞釀；策劃
n.釀造物；（釀造物的）質(zhì)地；混合物
He brews his own beer at home. 他在家自己釀造啤酒。
The tea is brewing and will be served soon. 茶正在泡，一會兒就送來。
A storm is brewing. 暴風(fēng)雨正在醞釀中。
They are brewing a plot behind the scenes. 他們正在幕后策劃一個陰謀。
用作名詞 (n.)The machine produces a brew that is dark in colour and complex in taste. 這臺機(jī)器釀造出來的酒顏色很深，味道很復(fù)雜。
I like a stronger brew of tea. 我喜歡濃一點(diǎn)的茶。
Their politics were a strange brew of idealism and self-interest. 他們的政治主張是理想主義和自我利益的奇特混合。
brew的基本意思是“釀制(啤酒等)”和“調(diào)制〔沖，泡，煮〕(茶、咖啡等)”飲料。引申可指“醞釀”,尤指風(fēng)暴和陰謀暴亂等。
brew可用作不及物動詞,也可用作及物動詞。用作及物動詞時可接簡單賓語,也可接雙賓語,其間接賓語還可轉(zhuǎn)化為介詞for的賓語。
